Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

Data license: Public court records

5 rows where filing_id = 35

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theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
272 35 35 Civil Conspiracy Pohl claim Defendants combined to accomplish conversion and trade secret misappropriation, reaching meeting of the minds through emails and agreements starting September 2016, engaging in overt unlawful acts (conversion and misappropriation), causing damages including attorneys' fees and market value of property
273 35 35 Conversion Pohl claim Defendants assumed unauthorized dominion and control over Pohl's personal property (client lists, contracts, files, computers) to the exclusion of Pohl's rights, without permission, and refused demands for return
274 35 35 TUTSA - Trade Secret Misappropriation Pohl claim Defendants knowingly acquired Pohl's trade secrets (client lists, contracts, proprietary information) by improper means through scheme with Favre, then used them to solicit Pohl's clients for barratry claims; trade secrets had independent economic value and were protected by reasonable measures
275 35 35 Statute of Limitations Defense (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Defendants argue claims are time-barred; Pohl shows conversion claim accrued no earlier than November 2016 (within 2-year period per § 16.003(a)), TUTSA claim accrued no earlier than November 10, 2016 (within 3-year period per § 16.010(a)), and each possession of converted property is a new conversion (Pemex)
276 35 35 Attorney Immunity Defense (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Defendants claim attorney immunity; Pohl responds that immunity applies only to lawyerly work in adversarial contexts (Taylor v. Tolbert) and conduct foreign to duties of lawyer is not protected (Haynes & Boone v. NFTD)

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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
);