Burns Charest Investigating Surgical Care Associates Over Anticompetitive Employment Practices News provided by Share this article Share this article DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The litigation firm of Burns Charest LLP is investigating Birmingham, Alabama-based Surgical Care Affiliates LLC and a related entity over allegations that the health care provider and at least two other companies entered into unlawful conspiracies in violation of the Sherman Act. On January 5, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging SCA with entering and engaging in two separate agreements with other health care companies to suppress competition between them for the services of senior-level employees. SCA, which combined with UnitedHealth Group's Optum in 2017, owns and operates outpatient medical care centers across the United States.