Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., left, arrives with her mother at federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergElizabeth Holmes Faces Last-Ditch Chance to Testify at Trial
The Theranos CEO casting herself as an abuse victim could be powerful.
Jurors in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes have heard a lot about the Theranos Inc. founder in the past 10 weeks. They may be about to hear from her directly.
Lawyers for the disgraced entrepreneur said in pre-trial filings they expected her to testify as part of a defense that she was abused and controlled by the company’s president, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. While her testimony isn’t certain, Holmes’s taking the stand would shake up the sometimes sleepy proceedings in Silicon Valley’s most high-profile court case.