SmileDirectClub, Inc.
Case Number:
4:23-bk-90786
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Firms
- Gray Reed
- Sherrard Roe
- Spencer Fane
- Godfrey & Kahn
- Chalmers Adams Backer & Kaufman
- Neligan LLP
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Stradley Ronon
- Archer & Greiner
- Otteson Shapiro
- Bryan Cave
- Minor Firm
- Vartabedian Hester
- Orrick Herrington
- Gibson Dunn
- Robbins Geller
- Robbins Kelly
- Benesch
- Robinson & Cole
- Greenberg Traurig
- McGuireWoods
- Jones Murray LLP
- Saul Ewing
- McCarter & English
- Porter Hedges
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Haynes Boone
- Husch Blackwell
- Fox Rothschild
- Smith Hulsey
- DLA Piper
- Faegre Drinker
- Morgan & Morgan
- Ballard Spahr
- FisherBroyles
- Buchalter APC
- Byman & Associates
- K&L Gates
- Kane Russell
- Vorys
- Baker Donelson
- Linebarger Goggan
- Howley Law PLLC
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Jones Walker
- Akerman LLP
- Kelley Drye
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
- Lowenstein Sandler
- Paul Hastings
- Paul Weiss
- Goodwin Procter
- Jackson Walker LLP
- Law Offices of Kevin S. Neiman
- Latham & Watkins
- White & Case
Companies
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Salesforce.com Inc.
- Google LLC
- AmREIT Inc.
- Allied Universal Corp.
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
- United Parcel Service Inc.
- Corporate Eagle
- SmileDirectClub Inc.
- Nashville Predators
- Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
- TR Capital Management LLC
- Amazon.com Inc.
- RXO Inc.
- Coupa Software Inc.
- Oracle Corp.
- Align Technology Inc.
- Johnson Controls International PLC
- Barrett Distribution
Government Agencies
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February 14, 2025
SmileDirectClub Trustee Gets OK To Hire Orrick
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.
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February 03, 2025
Orrick Pressed On Past Work For SmileDirectClub Trustee
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.
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October 18, 2024
Judge Denies SmileDirect Trustee's Litigation Funding Ask
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.
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September 06, 2024
SmileDirect's DIP Lender Wants Ch. 7 Suit Funding Bid Axed
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.
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February 14, 2024
SmileDirectClub Trustee Wants To Cut Leases To Stop Losses
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.
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January 24, 2024
Texas Judge Orders SmileDirectClub To Convert To Ch. 7
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.
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January 18, 2024
SmileDirectClub Pushes Ch. 11 Wind-Down, Fights Ch. 7 Bids
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.
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January 17, 2024
SmileDirect Defends Ch. 11 Deal After US Trustee's Objection
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."
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January 10, 2024
US Trustee Calls SmileDirect Ch. 11 Deal An Improper Plan
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.
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January 08, 2024
SmileDirect Hit With WARN Act Suit After Failed Ch. 11 Sale
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.