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A federal judge dismissed several claims in the high-profile antitrust lawsuit against electronic health record giant Epic on Friday, but allowed other allegations by startup Particle Health to continue.

Last year, Particle sued the EHR vendor , arguing Epic had used its large market share to crush competition in tools for payers. Epic filed a motion to dismiss the suit in December.

The judge agreed with Epic on five of the nine claims, dismissing Particle’s assertions that the vendor had maintained a conspiracy to uphold its market dominance, as well as claims of defamation and trade libel. However, the court declined to throw out three federal antitrust claims and Particle’s allegation that Epic had interfered with a business contract.

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