US judge presses Intuitive Surgical, plaintiffs for trial date in antitrust case
By Clayton Vickers ( May 14, 2026, 21:49 GMT | Insight) -- A US judge put firm pressure on Intuitive Surgical and plaintiff hospitals to choose an irrevocable antitrust trial date in 2027, telling counsel Thursday that she’d heard enough of their arguments and that a federal appeals court’s coming ruling in the case will have to be dealt with wherever a trial date lands.A US judge put firm pressure on Intuitive Surgical and plaintiff hospitals to choose an irrevocable antitrust trial date in 2027, telling counsel Thursday that she’d heard enough of their arguments and that a federal appeals court’s coming ruling in the case will have to be dealt with wherever a trial date lands....
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