Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

Data license: Public court records

11 rows where filing_id = 20

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theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
166 20 20 Civil Barratry Counterclaim Kassab counterclaim Kassab asserts counterclaims for civil barratry based on 242 assigned claims from Pohl's illegally solicited clients; Pohl judicially admitted barratry is not legal malpractice and Discovery Rule does not apply
167 20 20 Revival of Time-Barred Counterclaims — Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.069 Kassab counterclaim Section 16.069 permits filing of counterclaims arising from the same transaction or occurrence even if independently time-barred, provided filing within 30 days of answer deadline
168 20 20 Statute of Limitations Kassab affirmative_defense Defense to Pohl's claims
169 20 20 Justification Kassab affirmative_defense Kassab's actions were justified
170 20 20 Estoppel Kassab affirmative_defense Defense to Pohl's claims
171 20 20 Unclean Hands Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's own illegal barratry precludes equitable relief
172 20 20 Attorney Immunity Kassab affirmative_defense Actions taken in capacity as attorney are protected
173 20 20 First Amendment Kassab affirmative_defense Constitutional protection for speech/petition activities
174 20 20 In Pari Delicto Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl is equally or more at fault due to his own illegal conduct
175 20 20 Res Judicata Kassab affirmative_defense Prior adjudication bars relitigation
176 20 20 Responsible Third Party Designation — Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.004 Kassab defense Third parties including Shepherd, Walker, Seymour, Ladner, Dona Pohl, Jaimes, Talley, Santana, and their entities are the sole or proximate cause of any damages

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CREATE TABLE legal_theories (
    theory_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    filing_id INTEGER REFERENCES filings(filing_id),
    theory TEXT,
    party TEXT,
    role TEXT,
    basis TEXT
);