Healthcare IT News January 26, 2026
Andrea Fox

The company tells the court that it intends to file a motion to dismiss because the state “cannot support any of its claims as a matter of law.”

Epic Systems has responded to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s claims that it uses deceptive and anticompetitive practices to restrict patient data access, allegations leveled in the lawsuit he filed last month.

The electronic health record giant is pushing back on the validity of accusations that its practices are anticompetitive.

“The State’s claims are barred, in whole or in part, because the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act does not apply to the alleged transactions or contracts between Epic and its Customers,” Epic attorneys said in its list of affirmative defenses.

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