A district court's ruling that a litigant's position is factually well grounded and legally tenable for Rule 11 purposes is similarly fact specific.
The company promptly hit back: "Today's Wall Street Journal story about Theranos is factually and scientifically erroneous and grounded in baseless assertions by inexperienced and disgruntled former employees and industry incumbents," Theranos said in a statement.
"Today's Wall Street Journal story about Theranos is factually and scientifically erroneous and grounded in baseless assertions by inexperienced and disgruntled former employees and industry incumbents," reads a statement on Theranos' website.
At first, the company rebutted the report, claiming the story was "factually and scientifically erroneous and grounded in baseless assertions by inexperienced and disgruntled former employees". .
Theranos called the Journal's findings "factually and scientifically erroneous and grounded in baseless assertions by inexperienced and disgruntled former employees and industry incumbents". Silicon Valley is often lauded as an ecosystem that fosters high-tech growth through the interaction of venture capital, technological know-how, and yes, PR.
Spicer's claim does not rise to Four Pinocchios, but he would be on factually safer ground sticking to the 12 million figure, rather than some one-off reference made by a since-departed Obama administration official.
Whether the conclusions of the study are right or wrong, the argument goes, you're stepping into factually shaky ground - and the belief-systems of your "opponents" - if you start from the argument that temperatures haven't risen since 1998, the strongest El Nino year on record.
The criticisms are grounded in the belief that political advertising should be factually accurate and presented in a balanced context.
"The commission's decision stands on firm ground, both legally and factually, and we expect the commission to win on appeal," FairSearch lawyer Thomas Vinje said.
