The Dallas Morning News and the Austin American-Statesman reported this week on public testimony given before the Texas House Public Health Committee on dental abuse by Crosley Law Firm attorney Charlie Gustin.  Mr. Gustin shared the story of one Crosley Law Firm client who received 20 baby root canals and 20 steel crowns in 38 minutes at the Smile Center.   The dental abuse testimony also revealed that the dentist who performed the excessive work has been the subject of multiple dental abuse related complaints in Texas and other states for. (more…)

Today a Bexar County district judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Smile Center against the Crosley Law Firm, News 4 WOAI, and television reporter Brian Collister for making allegedly defamatory statements surrounding their Medicaid dental practice.  The lawsuit, which sought $50 million in damages, was filed after numerous television news stories and interviews exposed the Smile Center’s ongoing practice of performing unnecessary and excessive dental work on low-income children.

The San Antonio Express-News reported on the lawsuit filed earlier this week by the Crosley Law Firm against the owner and dentists of the Smile Center.  The suit, filed on behalf of 23 San Antonio children, alleges excessive and unnecessary dental treatment including baby root canals and steel crowns.  State records show the Smile Center’s six clinics collected over $55,000,000 in Medicaid dollars between 2008-2010.   The lawsuit alleges negligence, gross negligence, fraud and conspiracy.  Plaintiffs are seeking damages for their pain, suffering, mental anguish and disfigurement.

To read the entire story, visit:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/Parents-sue-the-Smile-Center-2263071.php

Tom Crosley and his team at the Crosley Law Firm have been recently approached by more than 60 parents with children (more…)

The Crosley Law Firm, P.C. is representing patients, many of them children, in a Smile Center lawsuit.

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