Masimo lawyer's promise dashes Apple's hopes for witness stand appearance by CEO Tim Cook

WilmerHale partner Joseph Mueller said Tuesday the company won't push Cook's as a witness 'for now,' so long as Masimo doesn't reference his courtroom absence.

Apple, Inc., CEO Tim Cook. (screenshot via CNBC Television YouTube)

Apple, Inc., can’t call CEO Tim Cook to the stand in a $3 billion trade secrets trial over the Apple Watch after the company’s lawyers didn’t timely include him on their witness list.

The billionaire boss of the world’s largest technology company sat for a video deposition in the case las…