Legal Opinion

Groop Internet Platform Inc. v. Psychotherapy Action Network

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided January 21, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2019-1854Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GROOP INTERNET PLATFORM INC., d/b/a TALKSPACE, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 19-1854 (BAH) v. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell PSYCHOTHERAPY ACTION NETWORK, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case arises from a contentious debate over an alternative model for providing psychotherapy services that, in comparison to the “traditional psychotherapy model [of] expensive brick-and-mortar offices which come with a hefty price tag,” Compl. ¶ 18, ECF No. 1, uses an online “proprietary platform to connect practitioners with clients in need of…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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  3. Victor Herbert v. National Academy of SciencesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
  4. Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Food & Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
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