GTECH filed a Motion for Second Extension of Time to file its Petition for Review in the Fun 5’s lottery lawsuit. As grounds for its motion, GTECH’s appellate lawyers told the Supreme Court that they have scheduling conflicts including other deadlines for Petitions for Review and other appellate briefs that they have recently filed and are due […]
Dawn Nettles has asked the Texas Supreme Court to review the decision of the Dallas Court of Appeals in her lawsuit against GTECH (IGT). The Dallas Court ruled that GTECH was entitled to immunity from fraud claims brought by Ms. Nettles. Ms. Nettles alleged that GTECH made a knowing decision to use instructions that represented […]
The Corpus Christi Caller Times recently ran an article by reporter John Moritz about the Fun 5’s lawsuit and the recent Austin Court of Appeals opinion. The Caller Times is part of the USA Today network. To read the article, go to the Caller Times’ website.
GTECH, now known by the trade name IGT, has apparently decided to skip filing a motion for rehearing or a motion for rehearing en banc in the Austin Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel of that court issued an opinion in the Steele v. GTECH lawsuit on January 11, 2018. In its opinion, the Austin […]
As we noted in our last post, the Austin Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in the Steele v. GTECH Fun 5’s case on January 11, 2018. The Austin Court denied GTECH’s request to be given immunity from suit under the legal doctrine of “derivative sovereign immunity”. Many lottery players are now wondering what […]
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited opinion in the Steele v. GTECH Corporation case today. The lawsuit was brought by over 1,000 lottery players against GTECH, the operator of the Texas Lottery. The players contend that GTECH made the knowing decision to print misleading and fraudulent instructions on the Fun 5’s scratch-off […]
On February 25, 2016, Judge Amy Clark Meachum signed an Order Overruling GTECH’s Plea to the Jurisdiction. In layman’s terms, Judge Meachum ruled in favor of over one thousand lottery players who felt they had been defrauded by the private operator of the Texas Lottery. GTECH argued to Judge Meachum that it should be immune from suit, […]
Plaintiff Dawn Nettles has asked the Court of Appeals for the 5th District in Dallas for an en banc reconsideration of its decision to grant immunity to GTECH (n/k/a IGT) the private contractor that operates the Texas Lottery. In Nettles’ Motion for En Banc Reconsideration, Nettles’ appellate attorney, Peter Kelly, asked the entire Dallas Court of […]
Over 1,000 Texas consumers filed a letter brief with the Austin Court of Appeals today. The brief was was filed in response to a letter brief filed by GTECH (IGT). In its brief, GTECH urged the Austin Court to adopt the ruling recently made by the Dallas Court of Appeals. The Dallas opinion held that […]
A three-judge panel of the Dallas Court of Appeals issued an opinion today in which the court ruled that GTECH has “derivative governmental immunity” which shields it from being sued for fraud related to the Texas Lottery’s Fun 5’s scratch-off game. A copy of the opinion can be read here: Dallas Court of Appeals’ Opinion.