Brazil v. Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners

Barry Brazil, the principal plaintiff in this case, brought this action against the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, a state agency, and the Arkansas State Dental Association under the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2, and the Constitution of the United States. Plaintiff owns and operates a dental laboratory, the American Denture Center, which constructs, repairs, reproduces, duplicates, and processes dentures. He describes himself as a “denturist.” The complaint’s antitrust and constitutional claims challenge certain regulations issued by the Arkansas State Board of…