When Theranos learned what Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou was digging into, the company went through some tremendous lengths to get ahead of the story. In Carreyrou's new book, "Bad Blood," he details the legal sit-downs with superstar lawyer David Boies, and the suspected private investigators that tailed some of his sources after the company suspected they were speaking with him. They were met by superstar lawyer and Theranos board member David Boies, Theranos' then-general counsel Heather King, and Theranos executive Daniel Young. As Carreyrou reported on the company, Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes met with Murdoch, hoping he'd intervene. Following sourcesCarreyrou had every reason to believe he was being watched by private investigators as he reported on Theranos.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 27, 2018 10:52 UTC