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\nCourt Rejects Georgia Board of Dentistry\u2019s Attempt at Interlocutory Appeal
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmileDirectClub, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDC), a next generation oral care company with the first medtech platform for teeth straightening, today announced that an en banc<\/em> panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit sided with the company, rejecting the Georgia Board of Dentistry\u2019s attempt to shield itself from antitrust liability through an interlocutory appeal. Both the Georgia Dental Board and the Alabama Dental Board sought immediate appeals of lower court decisions in SmileDirectClub\u2019s favor. SmileDirectCub, issued the following statement from Susan Greenspon Rammelt, SmileDirectClub\u2019s Chief Legal Officer and EVP of Business Affairs:<\/p>\n

\u201cSmileDirectClub is pleased with the appellate court\u2019s decision and that discovery can now proceed so that we can get to the merits of this case. We are grateful for the support of the FTC and DOJ in this matter and look forward to a similar ruling in connection with the Alabama Dental Board\u2019s appeal of a lower court ruling in our favor. While we take no pleasure in disputes with dental boards, we cannot and will not let anticompetitive conduct interfere with our mission to democratize access to care.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n About SmileDirectClub<\/strong>
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SmileDirectClub, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDC) (\u201cSmileDirectClub\u201d) is an oral care company and creator of the first medtech platform for teeth straightening. Through its cutting-edge telehealth technology and vertically integrated model, SmileDirectClub is revolutionizing the oral care industry, offering consumers the ability to get clinically safe and effective treatment but without the 3x markup. SmileDirectClub\u2019s mission is to democratize access to a smile each and every person loves by making it affordable and convenient for everyone. SmileDirectClub is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and operates in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain and Mexico. For more information, please visit SmileDirectClub.com.<\/p>\n

\n Contact<\/strong>: SmileDirectClub Media Relations: Press@SmileDirectClub.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n


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Court Rejects Georgia Board of Dentistry\u2019s Attempt at Interlocutory Appeal NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmileDirectClub, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDC), a next generation oral care company with the first medtech platform for teeth straightening, today announced that an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit sided with the company, rejecting the Georgia Board of Dentistry\u2019s attempt to shield itself from antitrust liability through an interlocutory appeal. Both the Georgia Dental Board and the Alabama Dental Board sought immediate appeals of lower court decisions in SmileDirectClub\u2019s favor. SmileDirectCub, issued the following statement from Susan Greenspon Rammelt, SmileDirectClub\u2019s Chief Legal Officer and EVP of Business Affairs: \u201cSmileDirectClub is pleased with the appellate court\u2019s decision … <\/p>\n

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