(November 15, 2017, 11:32 AM EST) -- MIAMI — State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. can pursue claims under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) against medical facilities accused of participating in a fraudulent billing scheme that caused the insurer to incur damages exceeding $3.8 million, a federal judge in Florida ruled Sept. 25, ruling that State Farm sufficiently stated claims for relief under the act (State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Performance Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, LLC, et al., No. 17-cv-20028-KMM, S.D. Fla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156284)....