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Re:Elizabeth Holmes fails to keep customer complaints, test ... by meepmorp on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @08:09PM (#28068091)
> In a request to suppress the evidence, Holmes' lawyers argued that the government should be prevented from introducing Theranos test results at trial because a now-destroyed company database could have helped her rebut claims that the tests couldn't consistently produce accurate and reliable results.

Gonna be honest, I nearly admire the sheer fucking gall of it. Sure, the CEO didn't ensure it was retained, but yolo.

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes fails to keep customer complaints, test ... by ALittleLight on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @08:14PM (#28068130)
"Your honor, because I destroyed the evidence exonerating me, we mustn't consider the evidence incriminating me."
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Re:Elizabeth Holmes fails to keep customer complaints, test ... by stickfigure on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @08:13PM (#28068121)
And of course...

> At the time of the transfer of the database, an email from Holmes' attorneys included the password, but failed to mention that a private key would also be necessary for access, according to the judge's ruling.

Ooopsie, forgot to mention you needed that! Oh gosh shucks darn, the database has already been destroyed. But it would have proved our innocence, trust us!

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes fails to keep customer complaints, test ... by meepmorp on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @09:08PM (#28068522)
How judges don’t sprain their eyes from rolling them all the time, I do not know.
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Re:Elizabeth Holmes fails to keep customer complaints, test ... by busymom0 on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @09:25PM (#28068638)
I wonder what these lawyers are thinking with making such mental gymnastics excuses?
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Re:Elizabeth Holmes fails to keep customer complaints, test ... by meepmorp on Thursday August 05, 2021 @01:03AM (#28070057)
You do whatever you have to - within the law - to provide a defense for your client, and you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. I also like to think they have a keen sense of the absurd.
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