issues: 9
Data license: Public court records
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| issue_id | name | cluster | relevance | summary | kassab_position | pohl_position | result | appellate_status | authorities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Conversion of Settlement Proceeds | Substantive | Low | Part of original claims. Jury found for Pohl. Subsumed in compensatory damages. | No conversion; fees were properly earned under retainer agreements. | Kassab converted settlement funds that belonged to Pohl’s former clients. | Jury found conversion. Included in compensatory damages. | Under appeal as part of sufficiency challenge. | Tex. Penal Code § 31.03 (by analogy); Waisath v. Lack’s Stores, 474 S.W.2d 444 (Tex. 1971). |