Elizabeth Holmes’s Ex Sees Her Bid for New Trial and Antes Up

If Elizabeth Holmes stands to get a new fraud trial after a government witness showed up at her home uninvited and sounding remorseful, her convicted ex-boyfriend deserves the same chance.

So says a lawyer for former Theranos Inc. President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, who on Thursday asked the judge who presided over both executives’ trials to let his client piggy-back on the blood-testing startup founder’s bid for a retrial.

If US District Judge Edward Davila agrees, the ex-partners could both appear at an Oct. 17 hearing in a common quest to challenge the credibility of a former Theranos lab director, ...