Most likely, he said, the case will end in a monetary settlement in which H-P receives some compensation from Oracle, effectively recouping some of the money it paid Mr. Hurd when he left H-P.
H-P hired a law firm to do its own investigation and has exonerated Mr. Hurd of sexual harassment, saying he didn't violate H-P's guidelines, even while refusing to disclose Ms. Fisher's allegations or H-P's findings.
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Some compensation consultants have said the amount doesn't seem unduly generous, given payouts to departing executives at other companies and Mr. Hurd's contributions to H-P.
"If I didn't have a smartphone and a tablet I would have replaced it by now, " said Mr. Munson of his H-P laptop.
For instance, on Feb. 11, 2008, H-P sent Ms. Fisher to the Rancho Bernardo Inn near San Diego, where she dined with Mr. Hurd and spent a night.
The death rate more than doubles for pedestrians when speed increases from 25 to 35 m.p.h.
At low speeds, below about 15 miles per hour (m.p.h.), risks are low and increase relatively slowly with small increments in speed.
Because he was still recovering from the surgery, his fastball didn't hit top speed (more than 90 m.p.h.) until July, but his forkball was lethal.
Whitman drew kudos for her quick and determined move - - her first major decision since she took the No. 1 job at the troubled H-P on Sept. 23, 2011.
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The study estimated that the risk of death for a 70-year-old pedestrian struck at any given speed is roughly equal to the risk of death for a 30-year-old struck by the same vehicle traveling 10 m.p.h. faster.
It revived its fortunes by retargeting itself as a productivity tool for warehouses, security teams at airports and other specialized locations where on-the-job effectiveness did require the ability to glide quietly along a smooth surface at 12 m.p.h.
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The only serious accident I've had in my life didn't involve a distraction at all, but a patch of unexpected black ice and a sudden crosswind that sent me fishtailing at 70 m.p.h. off the interstate into an Iowa ditch filled, thankfully, with two feet of snow.
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Mr. McCartney said no competitors have attempted to woo Purdue away from H-P yet.
Ms. Whitman: I've gotten my arms around the portfolio of H-P products.
Recruiters say Mr. Hurd may not lead another major public company anytime soon following all the H-P drama.
The company remains a bit player in a printer market dominated by giants like H-P.
Take Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay and now the boss of H-P.
It was destroyed in less than a year by the petty infighting at H-P.
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Hyatt and Joyce still hoped to avoid losing the CEO and disrupting H-P.
IBM's relationship with Oracle is more complicated than its position with H-P.
Mr. Hurd told Covington on July 20 that he liked to relax with Ms. Fisher after H-P events and had discussed with her certain deeply personal details, including his life with his wife.
Mr. Hurd was forced out last year in an incident that brought further criticism to H-P's board.
Autonomy didn't trade on U.S. exchanges prior to the H-P deal, so it is unclear whether U.S. agencies had jurisdiction.
Half the respondents to a Wall Street Journal poll said they would not purchase H-P products.
Four years ago, the SEC chided H-P's board for failing to disclose that a director resigned after a dispute over the "pretexting, " or snooping into personal phone records, of board members and reporters by H-P contractors.
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