Ex-Theranos Official in SEC Fight Accused of Hounding Doctor
- Arizona clinic doctor says executive threatened, harassed her
- Balwani’s lawyer denies claims, seeks analyses for defense
Sunny Balwani arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on April 22.
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Former Theranos Inc. President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was blocked by a judge from collecting information from a health-care clinic that accused him of harassing a doctor there, a setback in his effort to defend himself against securities fraud allegations by regulators.
Balwani denies any harassing behavior, his lawyer, Stephen A. Cazares, told a federal judge during a hearing Wednesday in San Jose, California. The clinic called Balwani a “a morally bankrupt sociopathic liar” and said he physically and legally threatened the doctor. After the doctor explained her complaints to the judge, Cazares said the concerns are “unfounded.”