Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

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8 rows where filing_id = 59

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theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
415 59 59 Non-unanimous jury finding bars exemplary damages (Tex. R. Civ. P. 292; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 41.003(d)) Kassab defense Exemplary damages can only be awarded if jury was unanimous in finding both liability and amount; presiding juror did not sign unanimity certificate for Q17; general certificate shows ten jurors, not unanimous
416 59 59 Attorneys' fees not recoverable as 'actual loss' under TUTSA (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.004) Kassab defense TUTSA 'actual loss' is limited to lost profits, lost customers, lost market share per uniform interpretation; attorneys' fees in other litigation are not actual damages; pre-TUTSA Texas law likewise limited damages to lost profits, investor value, development costs, royalties
417 59 59 Tort of another doctrine not viable in Texas; even if viable, requires wholly innocent plaintiff Kassab defense Never embraced by Texas Supreme Court; flatly rejected by Fourteenth Court of Appeals; multiple intermediate courts have refused to adopt it; jury found in Q3 that Pohl's wrongful conduct contributed to injury, negating wholly innocent requirement
418 59 59 Grievance immunity under Tex. R. Disc. P. 17.09 Kassab defense Absolute and unqualified immunity for persons filing grievances bars recovery of $112,286 in attorneys' fees for defending grievances (Q7(1)(e) and (f))
419 59 59 Election of remedies / prohibition of double recovery under TUTSA (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.004) Kassab defense Fair market value ($250,000) and avoided development costs ($200,000) are duplicative measures of the same loss; a buyer acquiring secrets at fair market value necessarily avoids development costs; Pohl must elect one
420 59 59 TUTSA preemption of conspiracy (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.007) Kassab defense TUTSA displaces conflicting tort law providing civil remedies for misappropriation; conspiracy is a conflicting remedy per VEST Safety and weight of Fifth Circuit district court authority
421 59 59 Chapter 33 proportionate responsibility applies to conspiracy (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.002) Kassab defense Civil conspiracy is an intentional tort (Firestone Steel) subject to Chapter 33; conspiracy is not listed among exemptions; courts conclude proportionate responsibility rather than joint and several liability applies (Seven Seas, Pemex)
422 59 59 Indirect misappropriation requires direct misappropriation by upstream party — Precision's exoneration breaks chain Kassab defense Jury found Precision did not misappropriate (Q2(a)(3), Q2(b)(3)) and assigned 0% fault (Q4). TUTSA § 134A.002(3)(B)(ii)(a) requires knowing acquisition from someone who used improper means. Since Precision was exonerated, daisy-chain of indirect misappropriation is broken.

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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
);