Nettles v. GTECH Corp., 603 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. 2020)

Nettles v. GTECH Corp., 603 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. 2020)

Reversing plea to the jurisdiction and affirming the denial of an identical plea in another case, filed by GTECH, a private contractor hired to provide instant ticket manufacturing and services to the Texas Lottery Commission.  Following its prior opinion in Brown & Gay Eng’g, Inc. v. Olivares, 461 S.W.3d 117 (Tex. 2015), the Court determined that because GTECH had discretion with regard to game design, and the Lottery Commission did not control the manner in which that work was performed, GTECH was not entitled to immunity.

Thad D. Spalding, Partner