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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Merck announced today that the HPS2-THRIVE ( H eart P rotection S tudy 2- T reatment of H DL to R educe the I ncidence of V ascular E vents) study did not meet its primary endpoint.

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But one area where IBM won't compete with H-P is personal computers.

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So far this time, it appears the SEC isn't looking into H-P's disclosures around Mr. Hurd's resignation, people familiar with the matter said.

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H-P didn't respond to requests for comment.

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The H-P board isn't aware of any further allegations against Mr. Hurd, said people familiar with the matter.

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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.

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On several occasions, H-P said the unit didn't meet expectations.

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Autonomy didn't trade on U.S. exchanges prior to the H-P deal, so it is unclear whether U.S. agencies had jurisdiction.

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H-P found that Mr. Hurd didn't violate the company's sexual harassment policy but determined that he violated its code of business conduct, including inaccurate expense reports that appeared to conceal a personal relationship with Ms. Fisher.

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While it isn't unusual for companies to sue departing executives to enforce exit agreements, H-P's suit Tuesday against Mr. Hurd is atypical in that former CEOs are rarely subject to such legal actions, experts said.

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Can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e?

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In conversations with H-P board members, Mr. Hurd argued that the harassment allegations didn't need to be disclosed since the board had cleared him of such claims, while the board eventually decided to disclose the harassment claims and their investigation, Mr. Hurd told acquaintances.

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H-P's board conducted an internal probe that concluded Mr. Hurd didn't violate the company's sexual-harassment policy.

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