Congratulations to Thad Spalding who, along with Kevin Parker, Richard LaGarde, and Manfred Sternberg, was successful in convincing the Texas Supreme Court to deny immunity to GTECH, a private contractor hired by the Texas Lottery Commission to design and manufacture instant scratch-off tickets. You can see the Nettles briefing and argument here and here, and the Steele briefing and argument here and here, and you can read the Court’s majority opinion here. You can also read a Law360.com article about the case here.