Florida Cancer Specialists Admits to Antitrust Conspiracy

On April 30, 2020, a one-count felony charge was filed against Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), alleging that the company participated in a criminal antitrust conspiracy with a competing oncology group – “Company A”. FCS, an oncology group headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, allegedly agreed not to compete with one of its competitors in Collier, Lee, and Charlotte counties in Southwest Florida.

The Allegations

According to the Information, beginning as early as 1999 and continuing through at least September 2016, FCS entered into an illegal agreement with its co-conspirator that allocated chemotherapy treatments to FCS and radiation treatments