Key Assertions

1,237 material factual assertions from filings

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26 rows where filing_id = 35

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605 35 35 Defendants purchased Pohl's stolen confidential information and property from Favre for $250,000 plus bonuses through a contract dated November 10, 2016
606 35 35 Defendants took possession of Pohl's information no earlier than November 2016 and mostly beginning December 2016
607 35 35 Defendants brought barratry claims on behalf of more than 400 plaintiffs, and claims of all but four have been finally resolved in Pohl's favor
608 35 35 All grievances filed by Kassab with the Texas State Bar have been rejected, many with findings that 'the conduct you described in the grievance does not violate the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct'
609 35 35 Kassab, Nicholson, and Montague entered into a co-counsel agreement to bring barratry claims against Pohl; Kassab testified agreement was in writing but not yet produced
610 35 35 Montague admitted sending the information and materials that form the basis of Pohl's claims to Kassab in Texas
611 35 35 Montague defined the documents as including 'attorney-client contracts, communications, and lists of clients'
612 35 35 Nicholson had an active role in ensuring the team received all client contracts (Nov. 22, 2016 email)
613 35 35 Kassab and Montague were not satisfied with receiving Pohl's engagement agreements and wanted contact information for Pohl's clients to solicit barratry claims
614 35 35 Walker, Ladner, and Seymour all testified that the client contracts and/or client lists belong to Pohl
615 35 35 Pohl's client lists were valued by defendants because they belonged to Pohl and could be used to convince clients to bring barratry claims
616 35 35 Walker testified he heard Pohl's client list was worth $6 million; Ladner recalled being told boxes containing Pohl's information were worth $6 million
617 35 35 Favre paid $1.5 million to acquire Precision Marketing and files in its possession
618 35 35 Defendants paid $250,000 plus bonuses for access to the materials
619 35 35 Pohl maintained his office at the top of Hancock Bank — 'the most secure location on the Coast' — with 24-hour security, coded elevators, security cameras, and files kept under lock and key
620 35 35 Pohl testified he emphasized confidentiality to Precision and its employees 'numerous times throughout the relationship'
621 35 35 The agreement Kassab signed contains an indemnity provision where Kassab agreed to indemnify Favre for claims relating to disclosure of client information where asserted by Pohl
622 35 35 Nicholson sent threatening letters to get Walker and others to turn over Pohl's information
623 35 35 Certain defendants' uses of trade secrets occurred after May 1, 2017, the date of the Settlement Agreement, in direct violation of that agreement
624 35 35 Pohl's counsel Billy Shepherd made multiple demands to Nicholson for return of property
625 35 35 Pohl sought sanctions from a federal court for failure to return his property (hearing Oct. 25, 2017)
626 35 35 Kassab admitted attaching Pohl's fee agreements to solicitation letters sent to Pohl's clients
627 35 35 No Pohl client contracts have been declared void under the barratry statute
628 35 35 Pohl's conversion claim accrued no earlier than November 2016, well within the two-year limitations period
629 35 35 Pohl's TUTSA claim accrued no earlier than November 10, 2016, well within the three-year limitations period
630 35 35 Favre's participation in the conspiracy violated terms of the confidential Settlement Agreement resolving the Mississippi federal court lawsuit

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CREATE TABLE key_assertions (
    assertion_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    filing_id INTEGER REFERENCES filings(filing_id),
    assertion TEXT
);