fact_id,filing_id,fact
138,8,"Lance Christopher Kassab is a lawyer practicing plaintiffs' legal malpractice law in Houston, Texas for over 20 years through Kassab, P.C."
139,8,Michael A. Pohl is an individual lawyer residing in Colorado
140,8,Kassab filed four lawsuits on behalf of over 400 clients against Pohl in four different Harris County courts
141,8,"Civil barratry and conspiracy to commit barratry are the main allegations, a third-degree felony in Texas"
142,8,"Pohl conspired with wife Donalda Pohl ('Dona'), paralegal Edgar Jaimes, and runners Walker, Seymour, Ladner"
143,8,"Sham companies: HH Texas (owned by Dona, operated by Jaimes), HH Mississippi (Walker/Seymour/Ladner), Precision Marketing Group, GM Settlement Verification Team"
144,8,"For BP claims: runners went door-to-door; Precision paid $300-$400/client; Pohl paid Precision $1,500/client; percentage disguised as $1,500/hour"
145,8,"For auto accidents: Pohl used Google Alerts, dispatched runners to hospitals/homes/funerals; paid up to $7,500/client plus 33% of fees"
146,8,"HH Texas paid HH Mississippi $2,500 per referral as additional layer between Pohl and runners"
147,8,"Walker, Ladner, and Precision received over $5 million in 'barratry pass-through money'"
148,8,"Santana solicited dozens of car wreck cases; paid $5,000/case plus fee percentage; told minorities 'were easier to sign up'"
149,8,"Santana's first solicitation: woman and unborn child killed; Pohl told her 'take no prisoners'; paid $2,000 to 'convince her into signing over'"
150,8,"Pohl paid Santana $50,000 cash in 'trick or treat' bags; signed 'under duress'; Pohl demanded she state received only $100"
151,8,"Talley: 800+ BP claims ($75-$350/client), 20+ auto cases ($1,400 plus expenses); followed checklist; carried blank contracts"
152,8,Both Talley and Pohl knew solicitation was illegal; Talley once 'run out of town'
153,8,Walker indicted and imprisoned; Pohl then refused to pay runners; runners sued in Mississippi federal court
154,8,Over 400 clients contacted Kassab and requested representation against Pohl
155,8,Kassab filed grievances against Pohl pursuant to Rule 8.03
156,8,"Kassab has 150 assigned barratry claims; remaining to be filed by November 7, 2018"
157,8,This amended answer adds res judicata as 17th affirmative defense (not in original answer)
158,8,"Attorneys for Kassab: Lance Christopher Kassab (Bar No. 00794070) and David Eric Kassab (Bar No. 24071351), 1214 Elgin Street, Houston, Texas 77004"