(June 18, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A federal judge in Maryland on June 11 dismissed without prejudice counterclaims for defamation, civil conspiracy and tortious interference with prospective business advantage brought by medical clinics and health care providers accused by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of submitting fraudulent bills for no-fault benefits coverage, finding that claim denial letters did not include defamatory statements and that the allegations did not support a claim for civil conspiracy (State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., et al. v. Slade Healthcare Inc., et al., No. ELH-17-3696, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98374)....