A high-stakes hearing Monday to determine if Elizabeth Holmes should get a new trial focused more on the mental stability of a former Theranos lab director than on the allegations raised against the prosecution.
On Sept. 6, Holmes filed a petition for a new trial based on the reliability of testimony provided by former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff. Rosendorff testified during Holmes' trial that he repeatedly raised concerns about the accuracy of blood tests being administered to patients during his time at the failed startup. But, after Rosendorff showed up at Holmes' home in August and spoke with her partner, Billy Evans, her lawyers argued that the witness was expressing regrets about his testimony. They also alleged that the government may have engaged in misconduct by manipulating the witness into testifying a certain way.
While Rosendorff was on the stand during Monday's hearing, however, Holmes' lawyers seemed more interested in Rosendorff's mental health, according to Law360
reports. Dorothy Atkins, senior reporter at Law360, covered both Theranos fraud trials in San Jose, CA from start to finish, as well as Monday's hearing.
Judge Edward Davila asked less than a dozen questions about whether Rosendorff believes he was pressured by the government to testify a certain way, Atkins tweeted from the court room Monday. She noted that Rosendorff repeatedly said the government did not, and that he testified honestly.
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