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| issue_id | name | cluster | relevance | summary | kassab_position | pohl_position | result | appellate_status | authorities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCPA Applicability to Barratry Claims | Threshold | High | TCPA motion denied at trial court, affirmed on appeal, SCOTX denied review. | Pohl’s claims based on Kassab’s exercise of right to petition; communications protected under TCPA. | Claims not based on protected activity but on illegal conduct (barratry); commercial speech exception applies. | Trial court denied TCPA MTD. 1st COA affirmed (Sep 2020). SCOTX denied review (Feb 2021). | Fully resolved. TCPA inapplicable to barratry-based claims in this context. | Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ch. 27; Adams v. Starside Custom Builders, 547 S.W.3d 890 (Tex. 2018); Kassab v. Pohl, No. 01-18-01143-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2020, pet. denied). |