The legal teams for the players and for GTECH have begun preparing for the first Fun 5’s bellwether trial in Austin scheduled for April 25, 2022. The lawsuit was filed by hundreds of Texas lottery players who were led to believe, by the instructions printed on the tickets, that they would receive a prize if […]
GTECH has filed a motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit pending against it in the Travis County District Court. The lawsuit was brought by many hundreds of lottery players who contend that GTECH fraudulently represented that they would win a prize if their Fun 5’s scratch-off ticket revealed a Money Bag symbol. GTECH contends […]
The 201st Judicial District Court in Travis County, Texas has issued a Docket Control Order setting a series of deadlines for the first bellwether trial against GTECH, Inc. (n/k/a IGT) in the Fun 5’s lawsuit. The Court has set a trial date of April 25, 2022, and has ordered the parties to participate in a […]
The Honorable Amy Clark Meachum, judge of the 201st Judicial District Court in Austin, held a hearing today on GTECH’s No Evidence Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. GTECH Corporation (n/k/a IGT Global Solutions Corporation) was sued by hundreds of Texas Lottery players. The players allege that GTECH designed and printed instructions on the Fun 5’s […]
The 201st Civil District Court in Travis County held a status conference today. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs, intervenors, and Defendant GTECH participated. Judge Amy Clark Meachum agreed with the attorneys that it makes sense to hold a series of “bellwether” trials instead of attempting to hold one trial for all plaintiffs at the same time. […]
The Texas Supreme Court recently decided not to grant immunity to GTECH Corporation (n/k/a IGT) for fraud claims filed by over 1,000 Texas lottery players. GTECH did not ask the Court to reconsider its decision before the deadline to do so. That is not surprising since the Court seldom grants a request to reconsider one […]
Attorney Mark Lanier represented 22 women who alleged that Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder contained asbestos and caused them to suffer ovarian cancer. A Missouri jury awarded Lanier’s clients $4.69 billion in damages. J&J appealed the jury’s verdict. A Missouri appellate court upheld that jury verdict this week and found that J&J’ engaged in “reprehensible conduct” […]
The more than 7 million Texas citizens who play the Texas Lottery have reason to celebrate today. The Texas Supreme Court ruled today that the contract operator of the Texas Lottery can be sued for fraud if it uses misleading language on lottery tickets. The lottery operator, GTECH (now known as IGT), designed and printed […]
More than 7 million lottery players in Texas will be indirectly affected by an opinion likely to be issued by the Texas Supreme Court. The appellate case pending before the Court is GTECH Corporation v. James Steele, et al, Case No. 18-0159. At issue in the GTECH case is whether the private contract operator of […]
Over 1,000 lottery players in Texas are still awaiting a decision from the Texas Supreme Court as to whether the private company that runs the Texas Lottery can be held liable for fraud. The Supreme Court is considering a claim by GTECH Corporation (n/k/a IGT) that it is immune from fraud suits because it is […]