TELADOC, INC. v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD

No. 1-15-CV-343 RP.

TELADOC, INC., ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, ET AL., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Texas, Austin Division.

December 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teladoc, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Drew Navikas , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Dudley D. McCalla , Jackson Walker LLP, George Cary , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Joshua A. Romero , Jackson Walker LLP, Leah Brannon , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP & Matt Dow , Jackson Walker, LLP.

Teladoc Physicians, P.A., Plaintiff, represented by Drew Navikas , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Dudley D. McCalla , Jackson Walker LLP, George Cary , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Joshua A. Romero , Jackson Walker LLP, Leah Brannon , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP & Matt Dow , Jackson Walker, LLP.

Kyon Hood, Plaintiff, represented by Drew Navikas , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Dudley D. McCalla , Jackson Walker LLP, George Cary , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Joshua A. Romero , Jackson Walker LLP, Leah Brannon , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP & Matt Dow , Jackson Walker, LLP.

Emmette A. Clark, Plaintiff, represented by Drew Navikas , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Dudley D. McCalla , Jackson Walker LLP, George Cary , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Joshua A. Romero , Jackson Walker LLP, Leah Brannon , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP & Matt Dow , Jackson Walker, LLP.

Texas Medical Board, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Michael Arambula, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Manuel G. Guajardo, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General.

Manuel G. Guajardo, Defendant, represented by Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

John R. Guerra, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

J. Scott Holliday, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Margaret McNeese, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Allan N. Shulkin, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Robert B. Simonson, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Wynne M. Snoots, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Karl Swann, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Surendra K. Varma, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Stanley Wang, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General.

Stanley Wang, Defendant, represented by Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

George Willeford, III, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Julie K. Attebury, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General & Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Paulette Barker Southard, Defendant, represented by James Carlton Todd , Office of the Attorney General.

Paulette Barker Southard, Defendant, represented by Sean P. Flammer , The Office of the Texas Attorney General.

TDIndustries, Inc., Amicus, represented by Rachel Lynn Noffke , DeShazo & Nesbitt, Scott DeShazo , DeShazo & Nesbitt, LLP & Thomas A. Nesbitt , DeShazo & Nesbitt, LLP.

New Benefits, Ltd., Amicus, represented by Charles Stephen Kelley , Mayer Brown LLP.

Texas Nurse Practitioners, Amicus, represented by Randy Howry , HowryBreen & Herman, LLP.

Federation of State Medical Boards, Amicus, represented by Jack R. Bierig , Sidley Austin, LLP, Kelley A. Conaty , Sidley Austin LLP & Steven J. Horowitz , Sidley Austin, LLP.

Texas Neurodiagnostic Associates, Inc., Amicus, represented by George James Mallios , Mallios & Associates.

William L. High, Amicus, represented by George James Mallios , Mallios & Associates.

Texas Medical Association, Amicus, represented by Donald P. Wilcox , Texas Medical Association.

American Osteopathic Association, Amicus, represented by Mark D. Tillman , Tillman Batchelor LLP.

Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Amicus, represented by Mark D. Tillman , Tillman Batchelor LLP.

Southwest Pharmacy Solutions, Inc., Amicus, represented by Miguel S. Rodriguez , Taylor Dunham and Rodriguez LLP.


ORDER

Before the Court are Defendants' Amended Motion to Dismiss, filed July 30, 2015 (Clerk's Dkt. #64) and the responsive pleadings thereto. After reviewing the pleadings, relevant case law, as well as the entire case file, the Court issues the following order.

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