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Theranos Ex-President Balwani’s Trial Delayed by Covid Exposure

Sunny Balwani arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on March 16.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Peter Blumberg and Joel Rosenblatt

March 16, 2022 at 4:52 PM UTC

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Opening arguments in the trial of former Theranos Inc. President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani were postponed by the judge after someone in the courtroom was exposed to a person with Covid.

U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, said he will tell jurors Thursday whether the trial will start Friday or next week. The trial has been slow to begin because jury selection took longer than expected.