April 10, 2025
Two Ninth Circuit judges appeared open on Thursday to reversing Align's summary judgment win against a pair of class actions accusing Invisalign of monopolizing the clear braces and teeth scanners market, with one judge saying there is a triable factual dispute and another judge doubting Align's interpretation of antitrust law.
March 10, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice wants to be there when orthodontists and consumers who purchased clear teeth aligners face off with the company behind Invisalign at the Ninth Circuit next month, so it can tell the appellate judges where the lower court went wrong in killing their monopoly suits.
September 03, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice has told the Ninth Circuit that a lower court applied the wrong standard when tossing a pair of class actions accusing the maker of Invisalign of monopolizing markets for clear dental aligners and teeth scanners.
August 07, 2024
Competition advocates are backing the revival of a class action accusing the makers of Invisalign of monopolizing the market for clear dental aligners, telling the Ninth Circuit in a new amicus brief that a district court summary judgment ruling for Align Technology creates a dangerous precedent for refusal-to-deal cases.
February 22, 2024
The makers of Invisalign beat an antitrust class action from orthodontists and aligner buyers Wednesday after a California federal judge ruled that the company's decision to terminate its interoperability agreement with a dental scanner company was at least partly made for "legitimate business reasons."
January 25, 2024
The maker of Invisalign teeth aligners on Thursday urged a California federal judge to toss antitrust claims in a certified class action brought by consumers who claim the company illegally limited competition, arguing that it had a lawful reason for ending an interoperability deal with a rival company.
December 19, 2023
The maker of Invisalign urged a California federal judge to reject proposed online campaigns intended to notify a certified class of consumers who bought teeth aligners in lawsuits accusing the company of limiting competition, saying the proposals are overbroad and could lead to an unjust result.
November 30, 2023
A California federal judge certified two classes of buyers of Invisalign teeth aligners, but denied a motion to certify a class that bought mouth scanners, for two separate cases proceeding in parallel, both alleging the maker of Invisalign has a monopoly on the market for teeth straightening plastic aligners.
November 20, 2023
Two classes of Invisalign product buyers have been certified by a California federal court while one proposed class had its hopes dashed in litigation accusing Align Technology of breaking antitrust laws by taking over the market for clear aligners and the mouth scanners used to make them.
April 12, 2021
A California federal judge has refused to let Align Technology Inc. duck claims from two dental practices that the Invisalign maker violated antitrust laws by taking over the market for clear aligners and the mouth scanners used to make them.