On May 5, 2014, Judge Peca of the 205th Judicial District of Texas, Culberson County, in case no. 5049, denied Defendant Gerard Pallotta's Special Appearance, thereby ordering him to appear and answer the allegations made against him by Grand River Capital and Thomas Dans concerning theft of trade secrets,breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, and quantum meruit related to certain pecan investments and pecan orchards in West Texas.  Bill Ramey was “pleased for his client and hopeful that justice can be obtained in the near future.  Defendants are not shielded for the wrongful acts they commit simply because they purportedly acted on a corporation's behalf or as an officer of the corporation.”  The case is currently in discovery.