June 16, 2023
SmileDirectClub has agreed to drop its antitrust suit against members of the California state dental board that alleged the regulator tried to stifle competition and harass company-affiliated dentists, according to a stipulation filed in federal court.
November 03, 2022
Trial in a competition case between the Dental Board of California and SmileDirectClub was pushed back three months despite arguments from the teledentistry firm that adding new attorneys to the case was no reason to delay the proceeding.
October 21, 2022
SmileDirectClub told a California federal court that the addition of new attorneys is no reason to delay a scheduled May trial on claims that members of the state's dental board waged a harassment campaign aimed at stifling competition from the clear teeth aligner company.
July 17, 2020
A California federal judge followed through Thursday on his plans to toss SmileDirectClub's antitrust suit against the members of the state dental board, having concluded that what the teledentistry company calls anti-competitive harassment could really just be the regulator doing its job.
July 13, 2020
A California federal judge said last week that he'll likely toss SmileDirectClub's antitrust suit against the members of the state dental board, concluding that what the teledentistry company calls anti-competitive harassment could really just be the regulator doing its job.
June 02, 2020
SmileDirectClub didn't learn the lesson it should have when a California federal court dismissed the first iteration of its antitrust suit because the new version has all the same issues, according to the state dental board.
April 23, 2020
A California federal judge has largely tossed SmileDirectClub LLC's lawsuit alleging the state's dental board is trying to squash competition and is harassing a company-affiliated dentist but will give the teeth alignment outfit another shot on most of its claims.
March 23, 2020
A California federal judge has denied a motion by the American Association of Orthodontists to file an amicus brief supporting the California Dental Board's effort to dismiss SmileDirectClub's lawsuit alleging the board is trying to squash competition, saying he was unmoved that the organization successfully filed briefs in similar suits.
March 19, 2020
A California federal judge on Thursday dismissed part of SmileDirectClub's lawsuit alleging the state's dental board is trying to squash competition and is backing a harassment campaign against a company-affiliated dentist, expressing skepticism at the complaint and saying it might belong in state court.
January 14, 2020
SmileDirectClub has told a California federal court that the state's dental board is continuing a harassment campaign against one the company's affiliated dentists, despite a lawsuit alleging the board members are trying to squelch competition for teeth alignment services.