What You Should Know:– A U.S. District Court judge in the Southern District of New York, Judge Naomi Buchwald, has allowed Core Antitrust Claims against Epic to proceed. Allegations of Anti-Competitive BehaviorThe court specifically noted Particle’s allegations that Epic engaged in several anti-competitive behaviors, including:Cutting off customer access to Epic-stored medical records. In its decision, the court highlighted Particle’s allegation that Epic told at least one customer that “its access to Epic data would be restored if it ended its relationship with Particle”. The court found this conduct sufficient to allow claims of intentional interference with Particle’s business relationships to proceed. While a few of the claims didn’t survive, Epic’s motion to dismiss was DENIED on all 3 of the core monopolization antitrust claims.