SmileDirectClub, LLC v. Battle et al

  1. December 11, 2023

    SmileDirect Drops Ga. Dental Board Case As It Winds Down

    SmileDirectClub has told a Georgia federal court it agreed to drop its antitrust case accusing the state dental board of trying to block it from operating in the state, as the clear teeth aligner company winds down its global operations after declaring bankruptcy.

  2. July 18, 2022

    SmileDirect Ga. Dental Board Antitrust Suit Tossed, For Now

    A Georgia federal judge has nixed, for now, SmileDirectClub's lawsuit accusing the state Board of Dentistry of trying to regulate the teledentistry company out of business, holding that the firm's attack on board rules is irrelevant because its core business model still runs afoul of state law.

  3. February 09, 2022

    SmileDirect Judge Won't Pause Slow-Moving Antitrust Case

    SmileDirectClub's lawsuit accusing the Georgia Board of Dentistry of trying to regulate the teledentistry company out of business has been dragging through federal court for nearly four years, but the company will soon know if its claims will be tossed.

  4. November 23, 2021

    Ga. Dental Board Members Try Again To Toss SmileDirect Suit

    After losing a bid for immunity at the Eleventh Circuit, members of Georgia's dental board are trying again to duck a suit from SmileDirectClub LLC challenging regulations the teeth alignment outfit claims are anti-competitive.

  5. May 09, 2019

    Ga. Board Skirts Teledentistry Row But Members Still On Hook

    A federal judge ruled Wednesday the Georgia Board of Dentistry is immune from SmileDirectClub LLC's antitrust lawsuit, but the board's individual members are still on the hook for allegedly imposing exclusionary and unnecessary requirements on teledentistry.

  6. May 24, 2018

    Teledentistry Co. Hits Ga. Dentistry Board With Antitrust Suit

    Teledentistry company Smile Direct Club LLC has slapped Georgia's Board of Dentistry with a lawsuit in Georgia federal court accusing it of impermissibly restricting trade through a recently passed rule that requires a licensed dentist to supervise digital scans used to fit orthodontic aligners for straightening crooked teeth.