GTECH (International Game Technology) filed its Brief of Appellant today in the Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas at Austin. In summary, GTECH argues that it merely did what it was told to do by the Texas Lottery Commission. Therefore, GTECH asserts that it is entitled to immunity from liability for fraud under […]
The Plaintiffs in the Fun 5’s lawsuit pending against GTECH (IGT) in Travis County have filed their Plaintiff’s Amended Response to Request for Disclosures. In it, the Plaintiffs indicated that they may call several expert witnesses at the time of trial. The first expert, Ronald Butters, Ph.D., was previously identified by the Plaintiffs months ago. Dr. […]
GTECH (IGT) filed its Third Amended Response to Disclosures in which it identified the expert witnesses it intends to use at the time of trial. GTECH intends to present testimony from Laurel Smith Stvan, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Linguistics at The University of Texas at Arlington. GTECH described her anticipated testimony as follows: “Dr. Stvan will rely upon her […]
The Honorable Amy Clark Meachum, judge of the 201st Judicial District Court in Travis County, issued an Order Overruling GTECH’s Plea to the Jurisdiction today. Her order rejected GTECH’s argument that it enjoys immunity because it is a government contractor. The judge’s order means the Fun 5’s case can proceed forward against GTECH. It is a […]
Time Warner Cable news in San Antonio and Austin carried a news story about yesterday’s hearing on GTECH’s Plea to the Jurisdiction. You can see San Antonio story by clicking >>here<<, and the Austin story by clicking >>here<<. Both news stations ask for comments on their website about whether the lawsuit should be allowed to […]
Judge Amy Clark Meachum of the 201st Judicial District Court in Travis County heard arguments from attorneys representing the Plaintiffs and GTECH Corporation today. The hearing concerned GTECH’s claim that it is immune from suit as a government contractor. Judge Meachum quizzed the lawyers about the legal issues and announced that she would take the […]
A number of clients in the Fun 5’s lawsuit against GTECH have indicated that they want to attend the hearing at the Travis County courthouse today. It is a public hearing and we encourage you attend and listen if you are interested. Austin district courts have a rotating docket which means we will not know […]
The plaintiffs in the Fun 5’s lawsuit pending in Travis County have filed their Response to GTECH’s 1st Amended Plea to the Jurisdiction. In essence, the plaintiffs argue that GTECH is not entitled to “derivative sovereign immunity” because it exercised independent discretion when it decided to use wording on the Fun 5’s tickets that misrepresented that […]
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion yesterday on the issue of “derivative sovereign immunity”. The opinion may impact the way Texas courts rule on that issue in the Fun 5’s case. In Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, the Supreme Court was asked whether a Navy contractor was immune from suit when it sent text messages to […]
A Texas lottery player has started an online petition asking Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Joe Strauss to restore honesty and fairness to the Texas Lottery. The petition gained nearly 400 signatures in the past several days and appears to be gaining steam. The petition calls for the state officials […]