NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 13, 2019 / Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of shareholders of SmileDirectClub, Inc. ("SmileDirectClub" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:SDC) between September 8, 2019, and October 2, 2019, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seeks to recover damages for SmileDirectClub investors under the Securities Act of 1933.
If you purchased SmileDirectClub securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit SmileDirectClub Shareholder Class Action or contact Matthew E. Guarnero toll free at (877) 779-1414 or MGuarnero@bernlieb.com.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than December 2, 2019. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that administrative personnel, rather than licensed doctors, provided treatment to the Company's customers and monitored their progress; (2) that, as a result, the Company's practices did not qualify as teledentistry under applicable standards; (3) that, as a result, the Company was subject to regulatory scrutiny for the unlicensed practice of dentistry; (4) that the efficacy of the Company's treatment was overstated; (5) that the Company had concealed these deceptive marketing practices prior to the IPO; and (6) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
On September 24, 2019, a class action complaint was filed by dentists, orthodontists, and consumers against SmileDirectClub, alleging false advertising, fraud, negligence, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.
On this news, the Company's share price fell $1.47, or nearly 9%, to close at $15.68 per share on September 24, 2019, on unusually heavy trading volume. The price stock continued to decline over the next two trading sessions by $2.74, or over 17%, to close at $12.94 per share on September 26, 2019, on unusually heavy trading volume. By the commencement of this action, the Company's stock was trading as low as $12.94 per share, a nearly 44% decline from the $23 per share IPO price.
If you purchased SmileDirectClub securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit https://www.bernlieb.com/cases/smiledirectclubincorporated-sdc-shareholder-class-action-lawsuit-stock-fraud-195/apply or contact Matthew E. Guarnero toll free at (877) 779-1414 or MGuarnero@bernlieb.com.
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Matthew E. Guarnero
Bernstein Liebhard LLP
https://www.bernlieb.com
(877) 779-1414
MGuarnero@bernlieb.com
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