Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

Data license: Public court records

19 rows where filing_id = 8

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theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
64 8 8 Civil Barratry — counterclaim based on assigned claims Kassab counterclaim Counterclaims on behalf of 150 assigned barratry claimants whose claims were illegally solicited by Pohl through paid runners. Because barratry is not legal malpractice (per Pohl's judicial admission), assignment is permitted.
65 8 8 Compulsory Counterclaim Timeliness — Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.069 Kassab counterclaim Counterclaims arising from same transaction may be filed even if barred by limitations, if filed within 30 days of the answer. Filed contemporaneously; remaining by November 7, 2018.
66 8 8 Statute of Limitations Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's claims are time-barred
67 8 8 Justification Kassab affirmative_defense Kassab's conduct was justified
68 8 8 Estoppel Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl is estopped from asserting claims
69 8 8 Waiver Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl waived his claims
70 8 8 Ratification Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl ratified the conduct complained of
71 8 8 Release Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl released Kassab from liability
72 8 8 Unclean Hands Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's own illegal barratry precludes equitable relief
73 8 8 Contribution Kassab affirmative_defense Other parties share responsibility for any damages
74 8 8 Failure to Mitigate Damages Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl failed to mitigate his damages
75 8 8 Lack of Standing Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl does not own the allegedly converted property
76 8 8 Accord and Satisfaction Kassab affirmative_defense Claims resolved by accord and satisfaction
77 8 8 Assumption of the Risk Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl assumed the risk of the alleged harm
78 8 8 Illegality/Criminal Acts Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's claims arise from his own criminal conduct (barratry)
79 8 8 First Amendment Kassab affirmative_defense Kassab's conduct is protected speech, petition, and association
80 8 8 Attorney Immunity Kassab affirmative_defense Kassab's conduct falls within scope of client representation
81 8 8 In Pari Delicto Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl is equally at fault
82 8 8 Res Judicata Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's claims were or should have been litigated in the Mississippi Litigation (new defense added in this amended answer)

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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
);