American Dental awarded injunction, seeks damages.SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 1997--A federal court has awarded American Dental Technologies Inc. ("ADT (Asynchronous Data Transfer) A transmission technique used in ISDN PBXs that dynamically allocates bandwidth. See also abstract data type. ADT - abstract data type ") a preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. which orders Kreativ Inc. ("Kreativ"), Dr. V. Kim Kutsch, Dr. Stewart Rosenberg and others, to stop making certain false statements. The court found that certain statements in Kreativ's advertising and promotional materials were patently false and misrepresented the ability of ADT's KCP KCP Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan KCP Khmer Citizen Party (Cambodia) KCP Kingston Computer Planet KCP knurling cup point (fasteners) KCP Kernel Control Path dental air abrasive products to perform several classes of cavity preparations. The court also ordered Kreativ to print a retraction. The hearing on ADT's motion was held on Jan. 17, 1997 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is the Federal district court with jurisdiction over of the eastern portion of the state of Michigan. , Southern Division. In the lawsuit, filed late last year, ADT also seeks a permanent injunction and money damages because of Kreativ's wrongful activities, including without limitation: disparagement In old English Law, an injury resulting from the comparison of a person or thing with an individual or thing of inferior quality; to discredit oneself by marriage below one's class. of ADT's business reputation and KCP products; false advertising; unfair and deceptive business practices and trade defamation. "ADT could not remain silent when Kreativ's newsletter and their remarks about an independent evaluation of our KCP unfairly distorted and misrepresented our KCP products and our company's integrity," said Ben J. Gallant, ADT's president and chief executive officer. "Kreativ's efforts to distort and defame de·fame tr.v. de·famed, de·fam·ing, de·fames 1. To damage the reputation, character, or good name of by slander or libel. See Synonyms at malign. 2. Archaic To disgrace. ADT's business reputation and products through falsehoods, required an appropriate legal response. This is the first step in enforcing our legal rights which ADT will continue to pursue vigorously." "The real capabilities and appropriate use of the KCP, or any other dental air abrasive product, are important both for the dentists and for their patients. Kreativ's attempts to confuse the marketplace and spread untruths about the KCP and ADT cannot be tolerated. ADT's marketing clearance from the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. , test results from independent professional product evaluators, statements in published ADT materials and the experience of the thousands of dentists using our KCP instruments, attest to our products' true capabilities." ADT's innovative products, the KCP 10, the KCP 100, the KCP 1000, the KCP 1000 PAC and the PulseMaster line of dental lasers are recognized leaders in the dental high technology market. The KCP works like a miniature sandblaster sand·blast n. 1. a. A blast of air or steam carrying sand at high velocity to etch glass or to clean stone or metal surfaces. b. A machine used to apply such a blast. 2. spraying away decay and preparing teeth for composite restorations, usually without a need for anesthesia. The PAC utilizes a high intensity light source to rapidly cure composite fillings and accelerate light-activated tooth bleaching materials. PulseMaster lasers allow dentists to treat gum disease and perform other procedures with little or no bleeding and less need for anesthesia. Headquartered in Southfield, Mich. and Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. , American Dental Technologies develops and manufactures advanced technologies for dentistry and markets them worldwide. It is listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the symbol ADLI. CONTACT: American Dental Technologies Diane Miller, 810/353-5300 |
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