USA v. Holmes et al

  1. January 01, 2020

    Opioid, Theranos Cases Among Key Trials To Watch In 2020

    Another showdown between municipalities and the opioid industry, more product liability cases over Roundup weedkiller, and high-stakes criminal proceedings for attorney Michael Avenatti and Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes are sure to make headlines in the new year. Here, Law360 previews some of the more intriguing and significant trials expected in 2020.

  2. December 17, 2019

    Ex-Theranos CEO Says Indictment 'Flunks The Constitution'

    Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes asked a federal judge in Northern California to dismiss the fraud charges against her on Monday, saying the vague indictment "flunks the Constitution's requirement that a defendant receive fair notice of the charges against her."

  3. November 06, 2019

    Feds Ordered To Hand Over Docs To Ex-Theranos CEO

    A California federal judge Tuesday ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to produce key evidence in the criminal case alleging former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes defrauded investors and patients with faulty blood-testing technology, finding that the U.S. Department of Justice indeed has "knowledge of and access to" the requested documents.

  4. November 04, 2019

    Ex-Theranos CEO Claims FDA Destroyed Key Evidence

    Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes told a California federal judge Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration destroyed key evidence in the criminal case alleging she defrauded investors and patients with faulty blood-testing technology, including emails of the former director of the FDA's diagnostics regulatory division.

  5. October 02, 2019

    Ex-Theranos CEO Says Feds' Discovery Delay Is 'Deja Vu'

    Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes complained to a California federal judge Wednesday that the FDA and another federal agency will likely miss a deadline to provide documents the defunct blood-testing startup requested, but the judge said he wouldn't order prosecutors to produce documents they can't access.

  6. July 17, 2019

    FDA Must Hand Over Theranos Docs To Ex-CEO Holmes

    A California federal judge will order the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and another federal agency to hand over documents related to criminal charges against Theranos Inc.'s former CEO Elizabeth Holmes, while Holmes pressed the court for emails between the government and media about the defunct blood-testing startup.

  7. June 28, 2019

    Theranos Founder Holmes Gets Aug. 2020 Criminal Trial Date

    Theranos Inc.'s former CEO Elizabeth Holmes and former chief operating officer Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani will face an August 2020 criminal jury trial over claims they lied to investors and doctors about the now-defunct blood testing startup's product capabilities, a California federal judge said Friday.

  8. June 13, 2019

    Ex-Theranos Execs' Bid For Docs Is Unreasonable, Feds Say

    Prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to reject a bid by two former Theranos executives to make prosecutors go hunting through other agencies' files, saying that they've already persuaded the agencies to help the pair and that a court order on the issue would set a bad precedent.

  9. April 16, 2019

    Ex-Theranos CEO Says Feds Are Stonewalling Over Docs

    Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has accused prosecutors of playing hide the ball with exculpatory evidence in the case accusing her of defrauding investors and patients with faulty blood testing technology, pressing for a wide swath of documents from multiple federal agencies.

  10. 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.