legal_theories: 342

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

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theory_id	filing_id	theory	party	role	basis
342	48	Attorney immunity (Cantey Hanger / Youngkin / Taylor doctrine)	Kassab	affirmative_defense	Attorney does not have right of recovery against another attorney for conduct in discharge of duties representing a party. Even criminal conduct not categorically excepted (Bethel). Taylor v. Tolbert (2022) held conduct prohibited by statute subject to immunity if statute does not expressly abrogate. TUTSA does not expressly repudiate attorney immunity.