GTECH (IGT) filed its\u00a0Third Amended Response to Disclosures<\/a>\u00a0in which it\u00a0identified the expert witnesses it intends to use at the time of trial. \u00a0GTECH intends to present testimony from\u00a0Laurel Smith Stvan, Ph.D.<\/span>,<\/strong> Chair of the Department of Linguistics\u00a0at\u00a0The University of Texas at Arlington. \u00a0GTECH described her anticipated testimony as follows: GTECH (IGT) filed its\u00a0Third Amended Response to Disclosures\u00a0in which it\u00a0identified the expert witnesses it intends to use at the time of trial. \u00a0GTECH intends to present testimony from\u00a0Laurel Smith Stvan, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Linguistics\u00a0at\u00a0The University of Texas…<\/span><\/p>\n
\n“Dr. Stvan will rely upon her knowledge of linguistics and the teaching of composition particularly with reference to the recognition and avoidance of ambiguity in written documents to testify regarding the conclusions made by an ordinary reasonable speaker of contemporary American English when examining the language of Game 5 of the Fun 5\u2019s scratch-off ticket.
\nThe general substance of Dr. Stvan\u2019s opinions are as follows:
\n1. One key way the word \u201cthat\u201d functions in the English language is to point back to the same noun in the previous sentence. So in game 5, the word \u201cthat\u201d in the second sentence refers back to the PRIZE (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"