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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2011111AFOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA I 18 pM 9.
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FLORIDA PROSTHODONTICS, P.A., a Florida Case No 74CAT,P, pi ru1"",K0411-C1- 37
corporation, individually and on behalfofall others
similarly situated, PLAINTIFF'S CLASS A1CTIONCOMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR
Plaintiff, JURY TRIAL
V.
DENTSPLY SIRONA, INC., a Delaware
corporation,Defendant.
Plaintiff Florida Prosthodontics, P.A., by and through its undersigned counsel,
brings this Class Action Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial against Defendant
Dentsply Sirona Inc. ("Defendant" or "Dentsply"), on behalf of itself and all others
similarly situated, for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, as
amended by the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005, 47 U.S.C. 227 ("the Act"), and its
accompanying regulations. The following allegations are based upon Plaintiff's personal
knowledge as to itself, and as to all other matters upon information and belief, including
investigation conducted by its attorneys.
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. In 1991, Congess passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47
U.S.C. 227 ("TCPA"), which, among other things, prohibited any person or entity from
sending fax advertisements without the recipient's prior express consent. That law was
passed in response to widespread complaints from consumers and business about the
annoyance, cost, and intrusion caused by unsolicited fax advertisements.
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2. In passing the TCPA, Congress found that in addition to invading
recipients' privacy, unsolicited faxes harm their recipients, costing loss of paper and ink
toner, excess wear and tear on the receiving fax machine, temporary loss of usage of the
fax machine, and loss of time, as the recipient and/or its employees must attempt to
discern the source and purpose of the unsolicited message.
3. Fourteen years later, with consumers and business still besieged by
unsolicited fax advertisements, Congress amended the TCPA by passing the Junk Fax
Prevention Act of 2005, which required senders of fax advertisements to include on the
first page a clear and conspicuous notice to recipients of their right to stop future
advertisements, as well as instructions for exercising that right.
4. Even though it has been illegal for over a quarter-century to send
unsolicited fax advertisements, Dentsply—one of the country's largest producers of
dental equipment and consumables— continues to send them to prospective customers,
which include dentist and orthodontist offices throughout the country. Worse still,
Dentsply does so without the recipients' consent, and without including the opt-out
language required by the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005.
5. One such recipient was Plaintiff Florida Prosthodontics, P.A., a father-
and-son-owned dental practice in Florida that received the fax advertisement attached as
Exhibit 1 on April 28, 2017 (hereinafter "the Fax"). Because Plaintiff did not consent to
receive fax advertisements from Dentsply, it brings suit on behalf of itself and all others
similarly situated, seeking redress for Dentsply's unlawful conduct.
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PARTIES
6. Plaintiff Florida Prosthodontics, P.A. is a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Florida, with its headquarters and principal place
of business located at 2180 North Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island, Florida 32953.
7. Defendant Dentsply Sirona Inc. is a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its headquarters and principal place of
business located at 221 W. Philadelphia Street, Suite 60W, York, Pennsylvania 17401.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
8. This Court has subject-matter jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C.
1331 because Plaintiff's claims arise under a federal statute.
9. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant because it routinely
transacts business in Brevard County and throughout the State ofFlorida, and because the
conduct giving rise to this action was directed at 13revard County.
10. Venue is proper in this Court under 28 U.S.C. 1391 because Defendant
routinely transacts business in Brevard County and throughout the State of Florida,
because the conduct giving rise to this action was directed at Brevard County, and
because the injuries alleged in this Complaint took place in Brevard County.
COMMON FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
11. Dentsply is one of the world's largest producers of dental equipment and
consumables such as anesthetics, dental implants, teeth cleaning supplies, orthodontics
equipment, and imaging equipment. Publicly traded on the NASDAQ since 1993,
Dentsply had sales of roughly $3.7 billion in 2016.
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12. Unlike its counterparts in the medical device and consumables fields,
which can generate substantial revenue through sales to institutional clients like hospitals
and health care networks, Dentsply is dependent on small and independent dental offices
for much of its revenue in the United States.
13. To that end, Dentsply must engage in substantial marketing efforts to
reach its potential client base. Historically, this is by working with a number of
distributors, who then develop relationships with and market to individual dental offices.
14. In addition to relying on its distributors, however, Dentsply has also
chosen to market directly to dental offices themselves by faxing advertisements for its
products. Unfortunately, rather than limiting the messages to offices that have requested
information from Dentsply or otherwise agreed to accept them, Dentsply has chosen to
send unsolicited fax advertisements to dental offices throughout the country, hoping to
generate new sources of business.
15. On information and belief, Dentsply has sent fax advertisements similar to
that attached as Exhibit 1 to thousands of dental offices throughout the country.
FACTS SPECIFIC TO THE PLAINTIFF
16. Plaintiff Florida Prosthodontics, P.A. is a father-and-son owned dental
office with locations in Merritt Island, Rockledge, and Winter Park, Florida.
17. On April 28, 2017, Plaintiff received the Fax, attached as Exhibit 1. The
cover sheet for the Fax indicated that it was sent by Philip Swarm, a Dentsply employee.
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18. Although the cover page and header of the Fax indicated that the
transmission included three pages, only two pages (the cover page and another, labeled as
pages one and three, respectively) were received by Plaintiff.
19. The body of the Fax included images and descriptions ofvarious Dentsply
products, along with a list of "May & June 2017 Midwest Deals, including discounts,
"buy one get one" offers and more.
20. The Fax instructed recipients to contact Dana Larkin, a "LOCAL
EXECUTIVE MIDWEST SPECIALIST" with Dentsply.
21. Nowhere in the Fax did Dentsply provide notice to Plaintiff of its ability to
opt out of receiving further fax advertisements, nor did it provide instructions for doing
SO.
22. As a result of Dentsply's Fax, Plaintiff lost money or property in the form
of the ink and paper used in printing the Fax, the additional wear and tear caused to
Plaintiff's fax machine in receiving and printing the Fax, and the lost time and
productivity of its employees in reviewing the Fax.
CLASS ALLEGATIONS
23. Plaintiff brings this class action on behalf of itself and a Class of similarly
situated individuals, defined as follows:
All persons in the United States who subscribed to a telephonenumber that received a facsimile message from Defendant
advertising Defendant's products or services within four years of
the filing of this Complaint.
The following people are excluded from the Class: (1) any Judge or magistrate presiding
over this action and any members of their families; (2) Defendant and its subsidiaries,
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parents, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which Defendant or its related entities
have a controlling interest, as well as their current and former employees, officers, and
directors; (3) persons who properly execute and file a timely request for exclusion from
the Class; (4) persons whose claims arising out of substantially the same conduct by
Defendant have been fmally adjudicated on the merits or otherwise released; (5)
Plaintiffs counsel and Defendant's counsel; and (6) the legal representatives, successors,
and assigns of any such excluded persons.
24. Numerosity: The exact size of the Class is unknown to Plaintiff at this
time, but it is clear that individual joinder would be impracticable. On information and
belief, the Class includes thousands of members. Ultimately those members will be
identified through Defendant's facsimile transmission logs.
25. Commonality and Predominance: Common questions of law and fact
exist as to all Class members' claims, and predominate over any questions affecting Class
members. With respect to the Class, those questions include:
a. Whether Defendant's unsolicited fax messages were
"advertisements" within the TCPA's meaning;
b. Whether Defendant obtained the Class members' prior expressconsent to send the fax advertisements;
c. Whether Defendant's faxes included the notice and opt-outinstructions required by the TCPA and its implementingregulations; and
d. Whether Defendant's conduct was knowing and willful.
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26. Typicality: Plaintiff s claims are typical of the other Class members
because it, like the rest of the class, from Defendant within the last four years and
suffered similar injuries.
27. Adequacy: Plaintiff will fairly and adequately represent and protect the
Class's interests, and has retained counsel competent and experienced in similar actions.
Plaintiff has no interests antagonistic to the Class, and Defendant has no defenses unique
to Plaintiff.
28. Superiority: Class proceedings are a superior method of resolving this
dispute because individual joinder of all Class members is impracticable, and the
damages suffered by individual Class members will be small relative to the burden and
expense ofpursuing their claims individually. Accordingly, Class members would not be
able to obtain effective relief from Defendant individually. Even if Class members could
sustain individual litigation, however, it would still be inferior to a class action because
individual litigation would increase the delay and expense to all parties and to the judicial
system. By contrast, class proceedings would be more manageable and would provide
economies of scale and uniform resolution of all claims asserted.
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTIONViolation of 47 U.S.C. 227
(On Behalf of Plaintiff and the Class)
29. Plaintiff incorporates the foregoing allegations as if fully set forth herein.
30. The Act and its implementing regulations prohibit any person or entity
from using "any telephone facsimile machine, computer, or other device to send, to a
telephone facsimile machine, an unsolicited advertisement, unless" (i) the sender has an
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established business relationship with the recipient; and (ii) the sender obtained the
recipient's fax number voluntarily within the scope of the business relationship or
through the recipient's voluntary public dissemination of the number; and (iii) the
advertisement includes, on its first page, a clear and conspicuous notice informing the
recipient of its right to and the process for opting out of receipt of further unsolicited
advertisements from the sender. See 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(C), (b)(2)(D); See 47 C.F.R.
64.1200(a)(4)(iii).
31. The Act and its implementing regulations impose further requirements on
the opt-out notice that must accompany an unsolicited fax, including that the notice
identifies what must be included in the opt-out request, and that the notice identify a toll-
free telephone number or separate cost-free contact form, available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week for submission of the opt-out request. See 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(C), (b)(2)(D);
See 47 C.F.R. 64.1200(a)(4)(iii).
32. On April 28, 2017, Defendant transmitted the Fax attached as Exhibit 1 to
Plaintiff's fax machine. The Fax advertised Defendant's products for sale.
33. Plaintiff did not request that Defendant send advertisements to its fax
machine, nor did it otherwise consent to receive the Fax attached as Exhibit 1.
34. Plaintiff did not provide its fax number to Defendant for the purpose of
receiving fax advertisements nor did it publish the number publicly for the purpose of
receiving fax advertisements.
35. In violation of 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(C) and 47 C.F.R.
64.1200(a)(4)(iii), Defendant's Fax to Plaintiff did not include a clear and conspicuous
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notice on its first page stating that Plaintiff could request that Defendant not send any
future unsolicited advertisements to Plaintiff's fax machine, identifying the requirements
for such a request, and informing Plaintiff that failure to respond within 30 days was
unlawful.
36. Further in violation of 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(C) and 47 C.F.R.
64.1200(a)(4)(iii), Defendant's Fax to Plaintiff did not include a clear and conspicuous
notice on its first page identifying a cost-free method or mechanism for submitting an
opt-out request. See 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(C), (b)(2)(D); See 47 C.F.R.
64.1200(a)(4)(iii).
37. Thus, in violation of the Act and its implementing regulations, Defendant
transmitted the Fax to Plaintiffwithout its prior consent or the required opt-out language.
38. As a sophisticated business and as the entity responsible for creating and
disseminating the fax advertisements at issue in this case, Defendant knew that its fax
advertisements lacked the opt-out language required by the Act and its implementing
regulations. Moreover, Defendant knew or should have known that it lacked prior express
consent from Plaintiff and the Class to send the fax advertisements at issue.
39. As a result of Defendant's transmission of the Fax and other fax
advertisements like it, Plaintiff and the Class lost money or property in the form of the
ink and paper used in printing the unsolicited fax advertisements, the additional wear and
tear caused to their fax machines in receiving and printing the unsolicited fax
advertisements, and the lost time and productivity of their employees in reviewing the
unsolicited fax advertisements.
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40. Accordingly, Plaintiff seeks an Order: (i) permanently enjoining
Defendant from sending the unlawful fax advertisements described above; (ii) awarding
Damages to Plaintiff and the Class in an amount of $1,500 for each unlawful fax
advertisement received; and (iii) requiring Defendant to pay Plaintiff's and the Class's
attorneys' fees and costs.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WIIEREFORE, Plaintiff Florida Prosthodontics, P.A, individually and on behalf
of the Class defined above, respectfully requests that the Court grant the following relief:
A. Certify this case as a class action on behalf of the Class defined above,
appoint Plaintiff Florida Prosthodontics, P.A. as Class representative, and appoint Daniel
Dill of the Dill Law Group PA as class counsel;
B. Declare that, as described herein, Defendant knowingly and/or willfully 47
U.S.C. 227 and its implementing regulations;
C. Award injunctive and other equitable relief as necessary to protect the
interests of Plaintiff and the Class, including an order prohibiting Defendant from
sending further unlawful fax advertisements like those described above;
D. Award Plaintiff and the Class damages of $1,500 per unlawful fax
received, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(3);
E. Award Plaintiff and the Class their reasonable litigation expenses and
attorneys' fees;
F. Award Plaintiff and the Class pre- and post-judgment interest, to the
extent allowable; and
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G. Award such other and further relief as equity and justice may require.
JURY DEMAND
Plaintiff demands a trial by jury for all issues so triable.
Respectfully submitted,Dated: May 9, 2017
FLORIDA PROSTHODONTICS, PA,individually and on behalf of all otherssimilarly situated,
By:Daniel F. DillFlorida Bar Identification No. 056405The Dill Law Group PA350 E. Pine StreetOrlando, FL 32801Telephone: 407.367.0278Facsimile: [email protected]
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Plaintiff(s): Defendant(s):First Listed Plaintiff: First Listed Defendant:
Florida Prosthodontics, PA; Dentsply Sirona, Inc.;County ofResidence: Brevard County County ofResidence: Outside This District
County Where Claim For Relief Arose: Brevard County
Plaintiff s Attorney(s): Defendant's Attorney(s):Daniel F. Dill (Florida Prosthodontics, PA)The Dill Law Group PC350 E. Pine StreetOrlando, Florida 32801Phone: 407.367.0278Fax: 407.206.3297Email: [email protected]
Basis of Jurisdiction: 3. Federal Question (U.S. not a party)
Citizenship of Principal Parties (Diversity Cases Only)Plaintiff: N/A
Defendant: N/A
Origin: I. Original Proceeding
Nature of Suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Violation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227
Requested in ComplaintClass Action: Class Action Under FRCP23
Monetary Demand (in Thousands): 5000
Jury Demand: Yes
Related Cases: Is NOT a refiling ofa previously dismissed action
Signature: Daniel T. Dill
Date: May 9, 2017
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