The Federal Trade Commission has alleged a provider of anesthesia services and a private equity firm violated federal antitrust law by engaging in various practices to consolidate and monopolize the anesthesiology market in Texas. Federal Trade Commission v. U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. et al., Docket No. 4:23-cv-03560 (Sept. 21, 2023). On November 20, 2023, the defendants filed motions to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).