Just days into Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s criminal-fraud trial, the judge canceled Friday's court day over one juror's potential Covid-19 exposure, and possible conflicts with two other jurors
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, issues have come up with three jurors in the case, raising concern from the federal judge overseeing what’s expected to be a more than three-month-long trial. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila canceled Friday’s scheduled court day during a remote hearing held Thursday, after one juror said he may have had a Covid-19 exposure and would be taking a lab test this weekend. An over-the-counter test had tested negative.
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