Humanigen Inc (HGENQ)

[newmedman]

Just yesterday in fact. They interviewed 100 people and couldn't find one to select to the jury. It's going to be awhile before they even get started.

It seems nobody likes him.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/06/27/pharma-bro-martin-skhreli-goes-on-trial-where-he-finds-another-kind-of-limelight/?utm_term=.5a9c922549cd

Packed into the second-floor courtroom in Brooklyn, several potential jurors said they had already formed strong opinions of Shkreli. One potential juror told U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto that Shkreli is “the price gouger of drugs. My kids are on some of these drugs.”

Another said, “I know he’s the most hated man in America,” while another asserted that “from everything I’ve read, I believe the defendant is the face of corporate greed in America.” All were excused from the jury.

Shkreli sat a few feet away by himself, intermittently appearing to write on a yellow pad or staring up at the ceiling. Dressed in a gray suit and no tie, he yawned and leaned his head against his arm. In the back row of the courtroom sat his father. During one break, Shkreli greeted friends in the courtroom and warned them to stay away from “fake news.”

The trial is slated to last from four to six weeks, and Matsumoto told potential jurors that it “promises to be interesting and educational.” By 1 p.m. on the second day of the trial, more than 200 potential jurors were interviewed, but not a single one had been seated.