USA v. Surgical Care Affiliates LLC et al

  1. November 14, 2023

    DOJ Abandons Last Remaining No-Poach Prosecution

    The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to drop its last no-poach criminal case, abandoning a Texas federal court prosecution against UnitedHealth's Surgical Care Affiliates after failing to win a conviction on any no-poach charges brought since it started focusing on the issue three years ago.

  2. May 17, 2023

    Defending Remaining No-Poach Case, DOJ Assails Loss

    The U.S. Department of Justice offered its first public rebuttal Tuesday to the "erroneous" ruling that tossed a high-profile no-poach criminal case and put a major dent in future prosecutions such as the one against UnitedHealth unit Surgical Care Affiliates prosecutors are fighting to preserve in Texas federal court.

  3. May 10, 2023

    UnitedHealth Unit Cites Latest DOJ 'No-Poach' Loss To Exit Suit

    UnitedHealth unit Surgical Care Affiliates has told a Texas federal court the Justice Department's loss in yet another "no-poach" case further supports its bid to duck criminal charges accusing it of cutting deals with DaVita and another company not to solicit executives from each other.

  4. January 02, 2023

    Antitrust Conduct Issues And Cases To Watch In 2023

    The Federal Trade Commission prepares to test the limits of its authority to combat unfair methods of competition in the coming year, as the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers continue pushing aggressive antitrust agendas alongside new proposed class actions from private parties.

  5. January 02, 2023

    Trials To Watch In 2023

    The coming year is set to bring trials in high-profile corruption and kickback prosecutions, first bellwethers for two notable multidistrict cases, and an airing of securities fraud claims over Elon Musk's Tesla tweets, among others.

  6. April 22, 2022

    UnitedHealth Unit Says DOJ Losses Bolster Dismissal Bid

    UnitedHealth Group's Surgical Care Affiliates told a Texas federal court that DaVita's recent acquittal and a second government loss both support tossing the criminal case accusing SCA of cutting deals with DaVita and another company not to solicit executives from each other.

  7. February 08, 2022

    DOJ Wants To Build On DaVita Win In No-Poach Cases

    Fresh off a Colorado federal judge's refusal to toss criminal antitrust charges alleging that dialysis giant DaVita and its former CEO illegally colluded with competitors by agreeing not to recruit one another's employees, federal prosecutors are telling other courts that the decision bolsters criminal charges in other no-poach cases.

  8. December 20, 2021

    DOJ Fight Over Treatment Of No-Poach Cases Heats Up

    Health care companies battling separate U.S. Department of Justice criminal no-poach cases criticized prosecutors in both of those cases Friday for citing an important procedural win in a wage-fixing case as favoring the government's side.

  9. December 08, 2021

    Surgical Care Can't Get Antitrust Trial 'Preview,' DOJ Says

    Federal prosecutors are pushing back against UnitedHealth Group unit Surgical Care Affiliates' bid for extra discovery in the first criminal case targeting employee nonsolicitation agreements, arguing that the company has received ample insight into the government's case and is now pursuing a sneak peek into prosecutors' strategy ahead of the May trial.

  10. May 17, 2021

    Surgical Care Blasts DOJ Criminal Case Over Employee Pacts

    UnitedHealth Group unit Surgical Care Affiliates attacked the U.S. Department of Justice's defense of the government's first criminal case targeting employee nonsolicitation agreements, arguing that the prosecution is built on a flawed analogy and violates the company's due process rights.