A teeth whitening business and its owner can proceed with antitrust claims against the Georgia Board of Dentistry for enforcing rules that make teeth whitening by non-dentists punishable as a felony, as a Georgia federal court becomes to first to allow treble damages claims against a dental board to proceed (Colindres v. Battle, N.D. Ga., 15-02843, 6/6/16).
A state-sanctioned board of practicing dentists allegedly implemented rules barring non-dentists from competing in the teeth whitening market. While a landmark federal case turned on a similar board’s claim of immunity as a state actor, the case here turned on ...
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