A federal judge in San Jose, Calif. has agreed to delay Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s trial until Aug. 31, according to media reports. This is the fourth delay to Holmes’ trial — which has been continually delayed because of challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, the trial has been delayed another six weeks […]
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Elizabeth Holmes pregnancy could mean another delay for fraud trial
Both the prosecution and defense in Elizabeth Holmes’ federal fraud case want the judge to delay jury selection until Aug. 31 because the Theranos founder is pregnant. If Judge Edward Davila agrees, this would be the fourth delay in Holmes’ trial. Originally scheduled to start July 28, 2020, the trial has been continually delayed due […]
Elizabeth Holmes, prosecutors trade accusations over lost evidence
Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes through her lawyers is blaming prosecutors’ “investigative failure” for the loss of a company database that would have shown the level of inaccurate blood-testing results. In a filing yesterday, Holmes’ lawyers claim that in the absence of information in the Laboratory Information System (LIS) database, the judge should not allow jurors […]
Elizabeth Holmes’ need for cash, clothes, travel just like other CEOs, attorneys say
Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has set out to prove that the lure of wealth and fame did not lead her to commit fraud with her now-defunct blood-testing company. Attorneys for Holmes filed dozens of briefs this week seeking to refute prosecutors’ claims that Holmes’ desire for recognition and wealth allegedly motivated her to lie about […]
Prosecutors want to present evidence of Elizabeth Holmes’ quest for wealth and fame
Private jet flights, luxury hotel trips, fawning media reports and hobnobbing with the world’s elite — Elizabeth Holmes’ desire for recognition and wealth allegedly motivated her to commit fraud with her now-defunct blood-testing company Theranos. That’s a major motive argument that federal prosecutors would like to make when Holmes’ trial starts in July in U.S. […]
BREAKING: Elizabeth Holmes’ trial postponed due to California COVID surge
Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ federal fraud trial will now start in July 2021 due to another COVID-19-related delay, according to published reports. A new surge of coronavirus cases in California led Judge Edward Davila to postpone jury selection to July 13, the San Jose Mercury News and CNBC reported. Davila previously postponed the trial to […]
Ambu, Boston Sci execs see domination for single-use scopes
Hospital closures connected to COVID-19 have cut into the sales of many medical device companies, but executives at rival makers of single-use scopes say pandemic has only heightened existing concerns about contamination, exposure and cost. In interviews in this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, executives from Ambu A/S and Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) said improved technology make […]
The top 5 MassDevice stories of the week — September 11, 2020
From the Theranos case to wearable medical devices, it’s been another busy news week for the medical device industry. Want to hear more about the week’s top news? Executive editor Chris Newmarker and Tom Salemi will discuss the week’s “Newmarker’s Newsmakers” during our DeviceTalks Weekly podcast. Without further ado, here’s this week’s MassDevice Top Five: […]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ trial to start in March
Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ federal fraud trial will now start in March 2021 amid delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Edward Davila decided yesterday that jury selection will start on March 9, with opening arguments taking place around March 16 in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif. It is possible that some or […]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is questioning grand jury selection process
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to mostly deny ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ request to inspect grand jury selection records. Holmes, according to the prosecutors’ July 31 response to Holmes’ July 30 motion, is adopting a strategy of other defendants indicted during the COVID-19 pandemic — to suggest without basis that was the grand jury […]
The top 5 medtech stories of the week — July 24, 2020
COVID-19 is surging back in the U.S., new jobless claims are up, but MassDevice’s most-read stories this week were mostly optimistic. That’s the takeaway from our inaugural MassDevice Top Five — a weekly recap of the most-read stories on MassDevice, the online business journal of the medical device industry. Want to hear more about the […]
