Elizabeth Holmes Blames Journalist for Theranos Troubles
- Holmes’s lawyers say news reporter ‘went beyond reporting’
- Wall Street Journal stands by prize-winning writer’s work
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To defend against criminal fraud charges, Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes is trying to put investigative journalism on trial.
Holmes contends Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou had an undue influence on federal regulators who concluded her blood-testing startup’s technology was a threat to patient health and forced the company to shut its labs.