Attorney Peter Kelly, appellate counsel for Dawn Nettles, filed\u00a0Nettles’Post Submission Brief<\/a>\u00a0with the Dallas Court of Appeals. \u00a0The brief deals with the question of whether the Texas Legislature intended for GTECH to have derivative governmental immunity. \u00a0In response, GTECH’s appellate counsel filed\u00a0GTECH’s Response to Nettles’ Post Submission Brief<\/a>. \u00a0In its response, GTECH argued that the Texas Supreme Court has already rejected the argument made in Nettles’ brief. \u00a0The issue of immunity has been submitted to the Dallas Court of Appeals and an opinion is expected in the near future. \u00a0It remains to be seen whether the Dallas Court of Appeals will rule on the issue before or after the Austin Court of Appeals hands down its decision in the Steele et al v. GTECH mass action pending in Austin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Attorney Peter Kelly, appellate counsel for Dawn Nettles, filed\u00a0Nettles’Post Submission Brief\u00a0with the Dallas Court of Appeals. \u00a0The brief deals with the question of whether the Texas Legislature intended for GTECH to have derivative governmental immunity. \u00a0In response, GTECH’s appellate counsel…<\/span><\/p>\n