Elizabeth Holmes Witness Says Disney’s ‘Dropout’ Defamed Him (1)

A former Theranos Inc. lab director who testified against Elizabeth Holmes at her criminal fraud trial sued Walt Disney Co., 20th Century Studios, Hulu and other producers of The Dropout, arguing the series has had a devastating effect on his reputation and status as a physician.

Adam Rosendorff claims a character in the show about the downfall of the blood-testing startup is based on him and depicts him engaging in unethical behavior.

The character, Mark Roessler, is portrayed “directing other employees to destroy testing results damaging to Theranos, to falsify other records and to engage in other unethical ...