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Did you notice what happened to the original whistleblower that exposed Theranos in the first place?
by fittingin 9y ago
Did you notice what happened to the original whistleblower that exposed Theranos in the first place?
- drspacemonkey 9y agoI didn't - what happened?
- Svexark 9y agoThey called and threatened his mother. Private investigators followed him. He had $400,000 in legal fees from the layers they hired to harass him.
- gyc 9y agoAnd they probably would've done much worse if he wasn't the grandson of one of the board members at Theranos.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoIf ever there was a clear cut case of barratry this is it. Too bad it would take an act of God to get the state prosecutors to enforce that law.
- slimsag 9y agoI was curious and googled a bit. Relevant part: > In the past year and a half, the grandson and grandfather have rarely spoken or seen one another, communicating mainly through lawyers, says Tyler Shultz. He and his parents have spent more than $400,000 on legal fees, he says. He didn’t attend his grandfather’s 95th birthday celebration in December. Ms. Holmes did. > “Fraud is not a trade secret,” says Mr. Shultz, who hoped his grandfather would cut ties with Theranos once the company’s practices became known. “I refuse to allow bullying, intimidation and threat of legal action to take away my First Amendment right to speak out against wrongdoing.” https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161117/15475936076/theranoss-insane-campaign-to-punish-whistleblower-who-happened-to-be-famous-boardmembers-grandson.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161117/15475936076/thera...
- bambax 9y ago> what the hell is wrong with Theranos that they seemed so focused on attacking anyone who questions them, rather than focusing on actually fixing the problem The problem is unfixable because it's a complete fraud. There is nothing. They're holding the fort for as long as possible, and it's amazing they've been able to hold it for so long.
- dhimes 9y agoYou see this behavior in politics also.
- DonHopkins 9y ago<s>You don't say? Can you cite any recent high profile examples of that kind of behavior in public officials?</s>
- blaincate 9y ago"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." a legit company will only go to certain extent to defend. They can still survive. An illegit company will go all / full lengths to attack and defend. illegit company life depends on this !
- bspn 9y agoOff topic: he's 95 years old?! I don't care how well connected he is, who thought it would be a good idea to have a nonagenarian on the board of a (supposedly) cutting edge health-tech company?!
- bronson 9y agoTheranos and Boies teamed up to make his life hell. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161117/15475936076/theranoss-insane-campaign-to-punish-whistleblower-who-happened-to-be-famous-boardmembers-grandson.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161117/15475936076/thera... One might imagine what they'd attempt if he wasn't related to a boardmember, or if his parents didn't have $400K for legal fees...
- watertom 9y agoah, David Boies the champion of illegal, deceptive and awful business's.
- jacquesm 9y agoYes, that David Boies: https://www.forbes.com/2003/05/28/cz_vm_0528sco.html https://www.forbes.com/2003/05/28/cz_vm_0528sco.html
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- themgt 9y agoI remember in the 90s being a teenager reading Boies brilliant work shredding the Microsoft monopoly with such overwhelming skill, and he was almost a hero of mine. Since then I've realized he's just a hired gun, a genius with no morals or integrity who's in it for the money and nothing else. What a disappointment.
- ghaff 9y agoIf you only want lawyers to take cases on popular sides you're going to be disappointed. And, in fact, I'd argue that you're effectively arguing that only popular opinion should have good representation--which is pretty much at cross-purposes with the function of the judicial system.