Texas Court: AI Surgery Tool Maker Need Not Submit To Presuit Deposition

(June 11, 2024, 12:43 PM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — Even assuming counsel’s arguments during a hearing constitute evidence in a dispute involving an artificial intelligence-assisted surgery tool manufacturer, the company need not produce a corporate representative because the statements fall short of the requirements for a presuit deposition under Texas law, an appeals court in the state said, granting mandamus relief and vacating a ruling to the contrary....