'This is a mess': Masimo trade secrets trial reveals details of Apple Watch development

Top executives with the world's first trillion-dollar company are expected to testify in the high-stakes civil trial underway in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California.

Masimo Corp. CEO Joe Kiani leaves the federal courthouse in Santa Ana, California, on Friday, April 7, 2023. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff)

Shortly after his colleague met with the co-founder of the medical technology company Masimo Corp. in 2013, Apple Inc. executive Bob Mansfield bluntly suggested their next move: “Why don’t we just acquire it?”

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