Apple Watch health technology targeted in lawsuit
The ongoing US District Court lawsuit from Masimo against Apple ended Monday with a mistrial after jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous vote.
According to a tweet from Mark Gurman, that trial has ended in a mistrial. Earlier Monday, a Bloomberg report suggested that six of seven jurors had ruled in favor of Apple, but a unanimous vote was needed.
The judge told the jurors to continue deliberating, and that he wouldn’t use a so-called “Allen charge” to force a verdict. Gurman didn’t share the details of why the mistrial occurred, but it seems likely that it is due to the jury not reaching a unanimous verdict.
Masimo sought nearly $2 billion in damages, and depending on the outcome, the trial could have resulted in an Apple Watch ban. Read about the witness testimonies from earlier in the trial to understand the scope of Masimo’s accusations.
