Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

Data license: Public court records

7 rows where filing_id = 58

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theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
408 58 58 Trade Secret Misappropriation under TUTSA (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A) Pohl claim Kassab misappropriated Pohl's trade secrets including attorney-client fee contracts and client identity/contact information lists. Jury found in Pohl's favor on Q1 and Q2.
409 58 58 Conversion Pohl claim One of three claims tried at trial (alongside trade secrets and conspiracy). Referenced in procedural history at trial commencement on August 21, 2023.
410 58 58 Civil Conspiracy Pohl claim Kassab conspired with Favre, Nicholson, and Montague to misappropriate trade secrets (Q15), creating joint and several liability that eliminates proportionate fault reduction.
411 58 58 Exemplary Damages for Willful and Malicious Misappropriation (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.005) Pohl claim Jury unanimously found willful and malicious misappropriation (Q8 and Q17), authorizing $3,000,000 in exemplary damages (Q19).
412 58 58 Statutory Attorneys' Fees under TUTSA (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.005(3)) Pohl claim TUTSA authorizes attorneys' fees when willful and malicious misappropriation exists; jury found this in Q8.
413 58 58 Prejudgment Interest (Tex. Fin. Code § 304.104) Pohl claim Prejudgment interest accrues from date suit is filed to day before judgment at rate equal to postjudgment rate (8.50%).
414 58 58 Postjudgment Interest (Tex. Fin. Code § 304.001) Pohl claim Statute mandates money judgment specify postjudgment interest rate; rate is 8.50% based on prime rate.

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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
);