assertion_id,filing_id,assertion
42,3,"Pohl was introduced to Walker, Maxwell, Robinson, and Seymour in April 2012 and Ladner approximately six to eight weeks later, all holding themselves out as professional, experienced marketing consultants"
43,3,PR Consultants represented they had their own Mississippi attorneys who reviewed and approved all contracts and confirmed services were lawful
44,3,"The agreement provided for hourly fees, retainer, and expenses capped at 21% of LOMAP's 40% interest in the BP representation — not a percentage-of-fees payment"
45,3,"The percentage-of-attorney's-fees clause was a ceiling/cap on maximum amounts, not an independent promise to pay a percentage; this was orally discussed and understood by all parties before execution"
46,3,Pohl never agreed to simply pay a percentage of attorney's fees to the PR Consultants
47,3,"PR Consultants were solely responsible for hiring, paying, tax withholding, supervising, and issuing tax forms for all employees and contractors"
48,3,"In the Federal Court Lawsuit, PR Consultants themselves alleged hourly-rate payment basis and denied entitlement to any percentage of fees (Exhibit 1-A)"
49,3,"PR Consultants' services were substandard: improperly vetted claims, inadequately trained and supervised staff"
50,3,"PR Consultants were primarily supposed to run information booths at public events (boat shows, local festivals) and answer follow-up telephone calls"
51,3,PR Consultants sent falsified and inflated invoices with 'PAID' stamps dated before preparation dates and systematically overcharged Pohl
52,3,"PR Consultants charged up to $1,000/week in fictitious 'miscellaneous marketing' expenses from approximately March 2013 through September 2013"
53,3,Walker admitted the 'miscellaneous marketing' characterizations were not truthful when confronted
54,3,PR Consultants secretly diverted hundreds of claimants to competing attorneys while being paid by Pohl for exclusive services
55,3,PR Consultants marketed their own services to competing attorneys offering reduced rates since Pohl was paying their overhead
56,3,The term 'barratry fees' was never used before Pohl's counterclaims in the Federal Court Lawsuit — it was concocted after PR Consultants were caught stealing
57,3,Nicholson and Favre both stated that PR Consultants admitted to stealing from Pohl (Exhibit 1-B)
58,3,Ladner admitted absconding with approximately 17 containers of client files from Pohl's office
59,3,"PR Consultants and Nicholson refused to return four computers belonging to Pohl containing software, data, legal forms, trade secrets, and work product"
60,3,Favre purchased the stolen materials despite being informed they were stolen; it appears Kassab eventually bought them from Favre
61,3,"Julia Porter and Monica Chaney set up and operated a website using Pohl's name without authorization; Pohl sent cease and desist letters (Exhibits 1-D, 1-E)"
62,3,Christopher Forrest appeared in May 2017 with a Pohl fee agreement — over three years after Pohl stopped accepting BP claims (Exhibit 1-F)
63,3,Pohl did not instruct PR Consultants to improperly solicit any persons and denies engaging in conspiracy to commit barratry
64,3,"Pohl's fee arrangement with Williamson was a 60/40 split (60% Williamson, 40% Pohl) consistent with Texas law, with flexibility based on actual contribution"
65,3,"The $1,500/hour rate was considered excessive but accepted only because of the percentage cap"
66,3,Pohl closed his Mississippi satellite office in February 2014
67,3,Precision Marketing Group succeeded Maxwell-Walker in January 2013