In re: Arizona Theranos Incorporated Litigation

  1. September 07, 2023

    Walgreens Cuts $44M Deal To End Theranos Consumer Suits

    Walgreens has agreed to pay $44 million to resolve a certified consumer class action alleging the pharmacy chain should have known now-defunct Theranos' finger-prick blood tests were faulty when it helped market them, according to documents filed in Arizona federal court Wednesday.

  2. May 23, 2023

    Walgreens Nears Settlement In Theranos MDL

    Walgreens has reached a settlement in principle with a class of customers who submitted Theranos blood tests in a years-long case alleging the pharmacy chain should have known the tests were faulty when it helped market them.

  3. May 05, 2023

    Walgreens To Face Theranos MDL, Escapes Punitive Claims

    Walgreens customers who submitted to Theranos blood tests cannot pursue punitive damage claims against the pharmacy chain, but Walgreens could not dodge claims it should have known the hyped promises about the defunct diagnostic company's technology were empty.

  4. October 04, 2019

    Cooley Says Theranos Founder Holmes Not Paying Legal Bills

    Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes hasn't been paying her legal bills and likely never will, Cooley LLP attorneys have told an Arizona federal judge in a motion seeking permission to stop representing the embattled former CEO in consolidated civil litigation accusing her and her defunct blood-testing startup of fraud.

  5. January 18, 2019

    Theranos Execs' Days Of Reckoning Draw Nearer

    The dissolution of Theranos Inc. hasn’t ended legal troubles for ex-leaders of the wannabe bloodwork disruptor, who are getting closer to climactic trials in fraud suits brought by prosecutors, consumers and securities enforcers. Here, Law360 updates attorneys on criminal and civil cases threatening former executives of the onetime Silicon Valley juggernaut.

  6. April 11, 2018

    Theranos, Walgreens Dodge Some Claims In Blood Test Row

    A federal judge freed Theranos Inc. and Walgreens on Tuesday from some of the fraud, negligent misrepresentation and racketeering claims against them in consumer suits alleging the companies lied about the accuracy of blood tests given at the pharmacy chain's stores.

  7. July 11, 2017

    Walgreens Refutes Customers' Redo Bid In Blood Test Suit

    Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said Monday an Arizona federal court should not revive parts of a largely dismissed suit filed by a proposed class of consumers alleging Theranos Inc. misrepresented the accuracy of blood tests administered at Walgreens stores.

  8. June 28, 2017

    Theranos Customers Defend Joint Venture, Battery Claims

    A proposed class of customers accusing Theranos Inc. of misleading them about the accuracy of the startup's blood tests on Tuesday asked a federal judge to revive parts of the mostly dismissed suit, arguing he misinterpreted joint venture liability and medical consent laws.

  9. June 14, 2017

    Theranos, Walgreens Get Blood Test Suit Largely Axed

    An Alaska federal judge sitting in Arizona federal court on Tuesday mostly scrapped consolidated proposed class actions against Theranos Inc. and Walgreen Co., but gave room to amend much of the complaint that alleges the companies misled customers about the accuracy of the startup's blood tests.

  10. March 20, 2017

    Walgreens Wants Out of Theranos Blood-Testing Suit

    Walgreen Co. on Friday urged an Arizona federal court to toss consolidated proposed class actions accusing it and blood-testing startup Theranos Inc. of misleading consumers about the accuracy and purpose of Theranos' tests, saying that the few claims specifically targeting Walgreens aren't up to snuff.