legal_theories: 192

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

Data license: Public court records

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theory_id	filing_id	theory	party	role	basis
192	22	Non-Assignability of Punitive Statutory Claims (PPG Industries framework)	Pohl	defense	Civil barratry claims are personal and punitive statutory claims analogous to DTPA claims; the statute is silent on assignability; the legislature knew how to make them assignable but did not; purpose is to protect a specific class (clients); penalties are punitive in nature; assignments increase litigation