Jurisdiction(s)
Southern District of New York
Plantiff(s)
Particle Health Inc.
Defendant(s)
Epic Systems Corporation
Status/Stage
Pending
Causes of Action
- Violations of the Sherman Act
- Violation of New York general business law
- Tortious interference with contractual relations
- Tortious interference with prospective business relations
- Defamation
- Trade libel
Description
Particle Health, a data platform that provides API-based access to electronic health records, is suing Epic for monopolizing and unlawfully maintaining dominance in the market for electronic health records and payer platforms. The complaint alleges that Epic used its control over hospital EHR systems to block Particle’s access to patient data, coerce customers to abandon Particle, spread false security claims, and manipulate the Carequality data-exchange process.