SEC v. Theranos, Inc. and Elizabeth Holmes, No. 5:18-cv-01602 (N.D. Cal., complaint filed Mar. 14, 2018; settled same day).
Civil enforcement complaint against Theranos and Holmes; consent judgment filed same day.
SEC v. Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, No. 5:18-cv-01603 (N.D. Cal., complaint filed Mar. 14, 2018).
Civil enforcement complaint against the former Theranos COO and President.
United States v. Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh Balwani, No. 5:18-CR-00258 (N.D. Cal., superseding indictment filed June 14, 2018).
Criminal indictment; Holmes convicted Jan. 3, 2022; Balwani convicted July 7, 2022.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies, Theranos, Inc. (Newark, CA), CCN 05D2025714 (survey completed Nov. 20, 2015; issued Jan. 25, 2016).
Federal regulator finding of "immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety" at the Newark clinical laboratory.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Sanction Notice and CLIA Certificate Revocation, Theranos, Inc. (Newark, CA) (issued July 7–8, 2016).
CLIA certificate revoked; two-year prohibition on Holmes from owning or operating a clinical laboratory.
In the Matter of Theranos, Inc., Elizabeth Holmes, and Ramesh Balwani, Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-18373 (SEC, settled order Mar. 14, 2018).
SEC administrative settlement order against Holmes; companion order to the civil filings.
John Carreyrou, "Hot Startup Theranos Has Struggled With Its Blood-Test Technology," The Wall Street Journal (Oct. 15, 2015).
Investigative report that surfaced the proficiency-testing and capability concerns publicly.
John Carreyrou, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018).
Book-length account of the proficiency-testing, counterparty, and investor representations.
Theranos, Inc., USPTO miniLab patent filings and office actions (2010–2015), USPTO Public PAIR.
Prosecution history establishes the patent-claim scope against which device-capability representations are measured.
United States Department of Defense, contract and correspondence records produced under interagency cooperation (Theranos, Inc., 2012–2015); independently corroborated against USAspending.gov public procurement registry.
Federal procurement record; documents the actual scope of the DoD relationship.
Trial testimony, United States v. Elizabeth Holmes, No. 5:18-CR-00258 (N.D. Cal., Sept. 8, 2021 – Jan. 3, 2022).
Trial record includes testimony from Tyler Shultz, Erika Cheung, and other former employees; documents whistleblower-retaliation conduct.
42 C.F.R. Part 493 (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments standards).
Federal regulatory framework against which the CMS-2567 deficiency citations were grounded.