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How poetic. This lawsuit brought to you by Boies Schiller, the law firm that aggressively intimidated Theranos whistleblowers. I would argue that their actions
by ipython 6y ago
How poetic. This lawsuit brought to you by Boies Schiller, the law firm that aggressively intimidated Theranos whistleblowers. I would argue that their actions contributed to the suicide of Ian Gibbons, as well as threatening his widow with legal action after his death.
- ciarannolan 6y ago>I would argue that their actions contributed to the suicide of Ian Gibbons [...] Anyone who has read Bad Blood [1] should have no doubt about this fact. They destroyed this man and lead him to suicide in order to try to save their house of cards. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Blood-Secrets-Silicon-Startup/dp/152473165X https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Blood-Secrets-Silicon-Startup/dp/...
- qchris 6y agoI finally got around to reading it recently, and I think that aspect of the entire saga was the most startling. Not the fraud, not Holmes' ability to spin to the public and her board, not the work culture that she and Sunny Balwani created for their employees, but the severity and frequency of the real and implied legal threats Theranos employed through Boies Schiller and associates on literally everyone that touched the company.
- ciarannolan 6y agoThe way they tried to bully Tyler Shultz [1] was also fascinating. I was impressed by his ability to resist them. I think his parents mortgaged their home to aid in his legal defense. He tried to warn his grandfather, a member of the board, that something was wrong at Theranos. His grandfather said "Tyler, they can't convince me that you're stupid, but they _can_ convince me that you're wrong." His grandson turned out to be right. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P._Shultz#Theranos_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P._Shultz#Theranos_scan...