Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

Data license: Public court records

12 rows where filing_id = 36

This data as json, CSV (advanced)

theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
277 36 36 Conversion Pohl claim Defendants purchased and used Pohl's stolen confidential information, client contracts, and files without authorization
278 36 36 TUTSA - Trade Secret Misappropriation Pohl claim Defendants knowingly acquired and used Pohl's trade secrets obtained through improper means; damages include actual loss from defending barratry litigation
279 36 36 Civil Conspiracy Pohl claim Defendants combined to accomplish conversion and misappropriation of Pohl's trade secrets
280 36 36 Statute of Limitations (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Claims accrued no earlier than November 2016 purchase; each possession is new conversion (Pemex); TUTSA accrues upon actual use (Berry-Helfand); discovery rule doesn't cause accrual before defendant commits tort
281 36 36 Unlawful Acts Doctrine / Illegality / In Pari Delicto (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Preempted by proportionate responsibility statute (Dugger v. Arredondo, § 33.003); requires 'admittedly unlawful act' (Denson) and proximate cause (Pyeatt); Pohl can prove claims without proving own illegal act (Marathon Oil); State Bar dismissed all grievances
282 36 36 Attorney Immunity (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Applies only to 'lawyerly work' in adversarial contexts with existing attorney-client relationship (Taylor v. Tolbert; Youngkin v. Hines); purchasing stolen property before having clients is not within scope of representation (Landry's); solicitation precedes relationship formation (Tanox)
283 36 36 Judicial Proceedings Privilege (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Applies only to communications in due course of judicial proceedings and only to libel/slander (Landry's); Pohl's claims are for theft, not communications
284 36 36 Rule 17.09 Grievance Immunity (rebutted) Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's suit predicated on conversion/misappropriation, not on Kassab's grievance filings; subsequent use of stolen property to file grievances does not trigger protection
285 36 36 Release (Nicholson) (rebutted) Nicholson affirmative_defense No admissible evidence of Settlement Agreement terms; release doesn't cover future torts not yet committed; Nicholson violated Paragraph 27 by fomenting litigation against Pohl
286 36 36 Failure to Protect Trade Secrets (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense TUTSA requires only 'reasonable measures under the circumstances'; Pohl took extensive steps (informed Precision of confidentiality, secure office, 24-hour security, coded elevators, etc.); Mississippi court issued protective orders; absence of written confidentiality provision does not negate protection
287 36 36 Lack of Ownership (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Even if client files belong to clients, Pohl had right to possession until client demand (none shown); contracts are voidable not void under § 82.0651(a); Walker and Ladner testified materials belonged to Pohl
288 36 36 Damages Not Recoverable (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense TUTSA § 134A.004(a) authorizes 'actual loss caused by misappropriation'; defense fees qualify; Martin-Simon questioned by Texas Supreme Court; Dixon v. Chang confirms prior litigation fees recoverable as actual damages

Advanced export

JSON shape: default, array, newline-delimited, object

CSV options: 

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
);