The Case: A Surgical Robotics Manufacturer Sued Healthcare Company Over Breach of Contract
The plaintiff, a manufacturer of surgical robotics, sued a leading healthcare holding company and its subsidiaries for breach of a contract. The plaintiff claimed the defendants made false promises during negotiations about the development of a platform that was set to produce robotically assisted surgical devices (RASDs).
The Ask: An Expert in Robotic Surgical Systems
The defense counsel approached WIT to provide a highly skilled technical expert in robotic surgical systems to evaluate the plaintiff’s technology. The matter required an expert with deep knowledge of medical device software and surgical robotics, including their development, design, and programming.
Why WIT was Best Suited to Meet the Expert Witness Need:
In anticipation of the high demand for experts for lawsuits involving emerging technology, WIT has actively recruited and retained world-class academics, industry executives, and subject-matter experts to support clients in litigation. For this case, WIT recommended one of WIT’s exclusive experts with an extensive background in surgical robotics, power systems, and AI/machine learning. He also led the effort to develop optimization algorithms for data and image processing for surgical planning at Brigham and Massachusetts General Hospital.
At the conclusion of the dispute, the Court of Chancery granted, in part, our client’s motion to dismiss several claims related to their alleged breach of a contract. The Court also granted the individual defendants’ motion to dismiss, declining to exercise personal jurisdiction under Delaware’s long-arm statute or the conspiracy theory of jurisdiction.
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