Key Assertions
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19 rows where filing_id = 22
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| assertion_id ▼ | filing_id | assertion |
|---|---|---|
| 374 | 22 22 | Kassab purchased Pohl's stolen confidential information from Favre in November 2016 for $250,000 plus bonuses |
| 375 | 22 22 | Kassab took possession of at least some of the stolen information in December 2016 |
| 376 | 22 22 | Kassab used the stolen information to contact and solicit Pohl's clients to bring barratry claims |
| 377 | 22 22 | Pohl had ceased all efforts to secure additional Deepwater Horizon clients by 2014 |
| 378 | 22 22 | The Brumfield and Gandy cases resulted in final judgments against all of Kassab's clients on all claims |
| 379 | 22 22 | The First Court of Appeals affirmed both judgments in separate opinions in May 2021 |
| 380 | 22 22 | Cases were pending on petitions for review to the Texas Supreme Court (Nos. 21-0563 and 21-0564) |
| 381 | 22 22 | All 242 Assignments reflect the identical date of September 28, 2018, executed after Pohl filed this lawsuit on August 28, 2018 |
| 382 | 22 22 | By the date of the Assignments, the trial courts had already adjudicated all but two of the Barratry Claims |
| 383 | 22 22 | Kassab did not substitute in as plaintiff or notify any court of the Assignments |
| 384 | 22 22 | The Assignments purport to assign 'any and all barratry claims or causes of action against Pohl' |
| 385 | 22 22 | Kassab testified the consideration for the Assignments was 'additional legal work and the opportunity to make the client's case viable' |
| 386 | 22 22 | All but two assignors signed contracts with Pohl no later than May 2013, making claims time-barred by May 2017 |
| 387 | 22 22 | Assignors Gloria Clemons and Wilber Riggs did not enter into contracts with Pohl and could not have been solicited after 2014 |
| 388 | 22 22 | The civil barratry statute does not explicitly provide for assignment of claims |
| 389 | 22 22 | The legislature knew how to make barratry claims assignable but the statute is silent on assignments |
| 390 | 22 22 | Kassab obtained the Assignments from his own clients in violation of Tex. Disciplinary R. Prof'l Conduct 1.08(h) |
| 391 | 22 22 | Kassab admits that his counterclaims are the same claims as those resolved by prior final judgments |
| 392 | 22 22 | The Assignments' sole purpose was to circumvent the statute of limitations and promote further litigation |
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CREATE TABLE key_assertions (
assertion_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
filing_id INTEGER REFERENCES filings(filing_id),
assertion TEXT
);