GTECH Corporation (IGT) has filed a notice of appeal to the 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin. GTECH is asking the court of appeals to overrule the Austin trial court’s denial of GTECH’s Plea to the Jurisdiction. In its Plea,…
GTECH Corporation (IGT) has filed a notice of appeal to the 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin. GTECH is asking the court of appeals to overrule the Austin trial court’s denial of GTECH’s Plea to the Jurisdiction. In its Plea,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
GTECH Corporation filed its First Amended Plea to the Jurisdiction in the Fun 5’s lawsuit pending in Travis County, Texas. GTECH alleges that it is immune from suit because it was merely doing what it was instructed to do by the Texas…
A Notice of Status Conference was filed by the Plaintiffs in the Fun 5’s lawsuit against GTECH which is pending in Travis County, Texas. The status conference, scheduled for February 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., is designed to discuss with the court…
A hearing will be held on GTECH’s Amended Plea to the Jurisdiction in the Fun 5’s scratch-off ticket lawsuit pending in Travis County, Texas. The Notice of Hearing on GTECH’s Amended Plea to the Jurisdiction set the date for the hearing as…
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…