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899 material facts asserted in filings

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31 rows where filing_id = 6

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86 6 6 Filed by Kassab pursuant to Rule 8.03(a) on behalf of approximately 10,000 alleged victims along the Gulf Coast
87 6 6 Kassab Law Firm address: 1420 Alabama, Houston, Texas 77004
88 6 6 Pohl's address: 2254 Stratton Forest Heights, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
89 6 6 Companion grievance No. 201801826 filed against Cyndi Rusnak
90 6 6 Pohl, Williamson (now deceased), and Rusnak formed a joint venture to commit barratry beginning approximately April 2012
91 6 6 Williamson and Rusnak practiced under trade name 'Williamson & Rusnak'
92 6 6 Fee split: 40% to Pohl, 60% to Williamson and Rusnak (split based on resources contributed)
93 6 6 Runners hired: Walker and Seymour (April/May 2012), Ladner (July 2012 after Robinson withdrew)
94 6 6 Dane Maxwell and CMV Investigations hired in early May 2012; paid $1,000/client; total up to $2.47 million
95 6 6 May 25, 2012 agreement: 30% of Pohl's 40% (12% Walker, 12% Seymour, 6% Robinson)
96 6 6 July 15, 2012 agreement: 22.5% to Ladner/Walker/Seymour (7.5% each)
97 6 6 The Lawyers paid roughly $5 million total in 'barratry pass-through money'
98 6 6 Walker admitted it was barratry; barratry pyramid: CMV $1,000 → mid-level $100-$250 → low-level $20-$30
99 6 6 Jacqueline Taylor: recruited via Boykin/CMV/Monica Chaney, paid $20-$30/client via Wal-Mart cash cards, solicited 100+ clients
100 6 6 Magdalena Santana: recruited by Seymour July 2012, paid $250/claim through Precision, solicited approximately 1,500 cases total, 77 first week
101 6 6 Santana targeted high-paying zones, beachfront, hotels, churches ('easy as they didn't have to provide tax returns')
102 6 6 Pohl told Santana 'it was illegal for him to pay her directly'
103 6 6 Approximately 9,800 potential or actual BP clients illegally solicited
104 6 6 Rollover scheme: Pohl typically paid runners 2.5% of attorney's fees; used Helping Hands and GM Settlement Verification Team as fronts
105 6 6 Donalda Pohl operated Helping Hands Financing: 18% interest non-recourse loans, up to 40% of recovery
106 6 6 Mark Cheatham: contacted 3 days after losing wife and 2 daughters; Talley brought flowers from Rouses and a notary; Pohl signed contract 6 days after accident
107 6 6 Cheatham Retention Agreement: 30% of Pohl's 40% (Ladner 15%/Walker 15%); Talley $10,000 per million
108 6 6 Diaz/Curran: $875,000 settlement; reverse-engineered hours at $1,500 to match 22.5% = 46 hours
109 6 6 Sanchez: $680,000 settlement; same reverse-engineering
110 6 6 Shenkan caught Ladner posing as GM Settlement Verification Team; $25,000 per catastrophic case
111 6 6 Federal court found prima facie evidence of partnership/joint venture; concluded agreements violated Texas law
112 6 6 Lawyers settled with Precision/Favre to conceal conspiracy
113 6 6 Pohl paid Santana $50,000 cash; agreement prohibited publishing charges or relating them verbally — functionally suppressing testimony
114 6 6 Santana crossed out language about being confused and in dire need of money
115 6 6 Pohl operated law offices in Mississippi and Tennessee without licenses
116 6 6 Pohl approached Kassab's client during deposition offering to settle directly

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CREATE TABLE key_facts (
    fact_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    filing_id INTEGER REFERENCES filings(filing_id),
    fact TEXT
);