Key Assertions

1,237 material factual assertions from filings

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28 rows where filing_id = 6

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assertion_id ▼ filing_id assertion
96 6 6 Pohl, Williamson, and Rusnak formed a joint venture and conspiracy to commit barratry in violation of Texas Penal Code § 38.12 and multiple disciplinary rules
97 6 6 The conspiracy illegally solicited approximately 9,800-10,000 prospective BP Deepwater Horizon clients along the Gulf Coast
98 6 6 Pohl, Williamson, and Rusnak agreed to split fees 40% (Pohl) / 60% (Williamson and Rusnak)
99 6 6 Beginning April 2012, Pohl hired Walker, Seymour, and later Ladner as runners to solicit clients
100 6 6 Dane Maxwell and CMV Investigations hired in early May 2012 to cold-call clients at $1,000 per client; paid up to $2.47 million
101 6 6 The Lawyers paid roughly $5 million in 'barratry pass-through money' to Walker, Ladner, and Seymour
102 6 6 Walker candidly admitted the payments were barratry: 'clear to [him] it was barratry'
103 6 6 A barratry pyramid scheme operated through CMV: CMV received $1,000/client, mid-level runners $100-$250, low-level runners $20-$30
104 6 6 May 25, 2012 agreement: Pohl to pay 30% of his 40% interest (12% Walker, 12% Seymour, 6% Robinson)
105 6 6 July 15, 2012 revised agreement: 22.5% to Ladner, Walker, and Seymour (7.5% each)
106 6 6 Jacqueline Taylor was a low-level runner recruited through CMV/Boykin, paid $20-$30/client via Wal-Mart cash cards, solicited 100+ clients targeting businesses and farmers
107 6 6 Magdalena Santana solicited approximately 1,500 cases, was paid $250/claim through Precision, and Pohl told her 'it was illegal for him to pay her directly'
108 6 6 Santana solicited 77 claims her first week; instructed to target churches because they 'didn't have to provide tax returns'
109 6 6 Pohl told Santana that minorities 'were especially vulnerable' and 'were easier to sign up'
110 6 6 Pohl ran parallel barratry scheme for rollover accident cases using same runners; typically paid 2.5% of attorney's fees per case
111 6 6 Pohl created 'Helping Hands Group' and 'GM Settlement Verification Team' as front companies to deceive victims
112 6 6 Donalda Pohl operated Helping Hands Financing offering non-recourse loans at 18% interest in exchange for contracts allowing attorney selection (always Pohl), up to 40% of recovery
113 6 6 Mark Cheatham contacted by runner Talley 3 days after losing wife and 2 daughters; Pohl signed contract 6 days after accident
114 6 6 Cheatham Retention Agreement: $1,500/hour not to exceed 30% of Pohl's 40% fee; Ladner 15%/Walker 15%; Talley $10,000 per million recovered
115 6 6 Diaz/Curran case ($875,000 settlement): Pohl disclosed amount so Walker could reverse-engineer 22.5% in hourly billing = $68,906.25 = 45.93 hours rounded to 46
116 6 6 Sanchez case ($680,000 settlement): same reverse-engineering of hours to match 22.5%
117 6 6 Richard Shenkan caught Ladner posing as GM Settlement Verification Team; Ladner earned $25,000 per catastrophic case referred to Pohl
118 6 6 Mississippi federal court found prima facie evidence of partnership/joint venture and concluded agreements violated Texas law
119 6 6 Lawyers settled federal suit to 'forever conceal their barratry conspiracy'
120 6 6 Pohl paid Santana $50,000 cash to sign gag agreement; Santana crossed out language suggesting prior confusion
121 6 6 Santana's agreement required her not to publish charges of wrongdoing or relate them to anyone verbally — functionally an agreement not to testify
122 6 6 Pohl operated law offices in Mississippi and Tennessee without being licensed in either state
123 6 6 Pohl approached Kassab's client during deposition offering to settle directly without lawyers present

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