Category: Elizabeth Holmes

Trial of Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Set to Begin After Multiple Delays

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are scheduled to deliver their opening statements on Sept. 8 in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of medical sciences company, Theranos Inc. Holmes, who founded Theranos in 2003 at the age of 19, is facing counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to her blood-testing startup that was once…


Theranos Founder’s Defense May Turn on State of Mind: Experts

As Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial gets underway this week, lawyers for the former Silicon Valley entrepreneur may try to show she was a true believer in the blood-testing technology at her startup Theranos Inc, and never intended to defraud investors and patients, legal experts said. On Wednesday, federal jurors in San Jose, California will hear…


Federal Judge Dismisses Jurors Who Haven’t Gotten COVID-19 Vaccines

A federal judge this week sent home jurors who weren’t vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 during jury selection for the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, an Obama nominee, dismissed on Thursday in California nine jurors were had not received a COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 is the…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 30)

Pending home sales are unexpectedly falling for the second month in a row. NTD asks some realtors if the housing boom is cooling off. Some McDonald’s locations might close indoor dining again. The companies told franchisees to consider doing this where the new variant is fast spreading. The Theranos fraud trial starts Tuesday. Newly revealed documents…