February 14, 2025
The Chapter 7 trustee liquidating SmileDirectClub can hire Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as special litigation counsel, a Texas bankruptcy judge said Friday, concluding that Orrick met U.S. Bankruptcy Code requirements, despite him not being notified earlier of Orrick's previous work for the trustee.
February 03, 2025
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday asked a law firm why it didn't disclose previous work it did for the Chapter 7 trustee liquidating SmileDirectClub when it applied to be special litigation counsel, saying he needs more information about Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's work in connection to an ongoing investor lawsuit against the defunct teledentistry group's executives.
October 18, 2024
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday denied a request from the Chapter 7 trustee overseeing SmileDirectClub's liquidation to fund litigation against company insiders by giving the trustee's special litigation attorneys liens on any money they recover, saying a debtor-in-possession funding order precluded such an arrangement.
September 06, 2024
A company formed by the founders of defunct teledentistry group SmileDirectClub has said a Chapter 7 trustee can't usurp liens it received on SmileDirectClub's assets under a debtor-in-possession loan, urging a Houston bankruptcy judge to reject a request from the debtor's Chapter 7 trustee to use proceeds from litigation against company insiders to pay legal fees.
February 14, 2024
The Chapter 7 trustee for dental care company SmileDirectClub Inc. submitted an emergency motion in a Texas court to end more than 100 active leases and discard related assets, aiming to slow the depletion of limited resources during the company's liquidation process.
January 24, 2024
A Houston bankruptcy judge Wednesday ruled former teledentistry company SmileDirectClub Inc. should be liquidated under the supervision of a Chapter 7 trustee, finding terms of its proposed structured dismissal looked too much like a Chapter 11 plan.
January 18, 2024
Defunct teledentistry firm SmileDirectClub urged a Houston bankruptcy judge Thursday to greenlight the company's bid to wind down its insolvency through the ongoing Chapter 11 process, rather than Chapter 7, despite calls from creditors and the U.S. Trustee's Office to convert the case and liquidate the business.
January 17, 2024
Bankrupt teledentistry company SmileDirectClub Inc. is defending its global settlement after it received objections from the U.S. Trustee's Office, saying its proposal to transfer its business to post-petition lenders is "by far the highest and best alternative available to the debtors."
January 10, 2024
The Office of the United States Trustee objected Wednesday to a global settlement proposed by bankrupt teledentistry company SmileDirectClub Inc., saying it amounts to an impermissible sub rosa plan that wouldn't cover the administrative costs of the Chapter 11 case prior to its dismissal.
January 08, 2024
A SmileDirectClub worker who was fired after the company failed to sell its business in Chapter 11 sued the now-defunct dental-technology firm in a proposed class action filed in Texas bankruptcy court Monday, alleging SmileDirect violated federal law by terminating its employees without adequate notice.