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House begins hearings on HP

House begins hearings on HPThe future looks bleak for Ann Baskins"Earlier on Thursday, HP's general counsel, Ann Baskins, resigned from the company and said she would invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer questions."Seems to me that attorneys are officers of the court, and sworn to uphold the...

Tags: ethics, Hewlett-Packard Co., Ann Baskins

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

PatriciaGate Update: Another head rolls (the GC's)

In advance of a Congressional hearing today, HPs top lawyer has stepped down bringing the total number of executives who have lost their jobs as the result of a recent privacy scandal at the IT company to four. News.coms Margaret Kane: Hewlett-Packard General Counsel Ann Baskins has resigned, the...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Ann Baskins

Blog posts 2006-09-28

Key to HP's credibility in hands of new lawyers

Key to HP's credibility in hands of new lawyersThe one with credibility is DUNNIt's been pretty obvious all along that Dunn did nothing wrong. She was the scapegoat because HP mismanaged the whole affair and the media went ape shit over a lot of nothing. Most in the media couldn't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Social Security, PRODUCTIVITY, Advertising & Promotion, Operational accounting, Hewlett-Packard Co., Ann Baskins

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

Additional Resources

How HP is different than Apple

On 23 January, 2006 CNet reporters Dawn Kawamoto and Tom Krazit published a story ("HP outlines long-term strategy") that detailed HPs plans to improve the technology the company uses to manage its direct sales, its commercial printing efforts and acquisitions of software companies. The story was attributed to "a source...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co.

Blog posts 2006-10-03

Former HP execs take the Fifth

Congressional hearing opens with string of "no comments"Three former HP executives, including chief counsel Ann Baskins, took the Fifth Amendment during a hearing on Sept. 28, 2006. The proceedings, therefore, began with a string of non-answers to subcommittee chair Ed Whitefield (R-Ky.).

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co.

Videos 2006-09-28

HP execs: Hear no evil. See no evil. Have the fun?

After having to interrupt my coverage of the Congressional hearing to tape this weeks episode of the Dan & David Show, Im tuned back into the hearing which is still going on and, based on what Ive heard before regarding an e-mail that HP Mark Hurd claims not to have...

Tags: Patricia Dunn

Blog posts 2006-09-28

HPGate meets Congress, DemoFall roundup, IDF highlights and more...

This week on the Dan & David Show, we discuss the latest from the HP follies, including the testimony today before a Congressional subcommittee in which most of the witnesses, which included HPs now former general counsel, Ann Baskins, exercised their Fifth Amendment.DemoFall 2006 was host to 70 product...

Tags: podcast

Blog posts 2006-09-28

HP hearing underway: House reps cover their asses while slamming HP

The HP hearing is underway right now. You can tune in to the hearing here, but RealPlayer is required (I didnt have it, so I got a late start). Ive turned on my recorder and will podcast what Ive captured later. But to summarize what Im hearing so far...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co.

Blog posts 2006-09-28

HP's lawyers deservedly take the fall

While everyone involved in HPs out of control quest to staunch board leaks is culpable for moments of stupidity or at least poor judgement, the lawyers deserve special note. This morning, prior to testifying before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, General Counsel Ann Baskins has resigned. Kevin Hunsaker,...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co.

Blog posts 2006-09-28

Five questions for HP

Five questions for HPWas HP run by LegalsAnn Baskins, an HP lawyer had been informed by the patsy Keven Hunsaker, an HP lawyer, that emails and correspondence marked "Prepared under advice of counsel" would protect wrongdoers under atorney-client-privilege. Hunsaker likely had come to that appears-to-be-faulty conclusion after discusions with someone....

Tags: Benefits, Hewlett-Packard Co., Keven Hunsaker

Discussion threads 2006-09-26

PatriciaGate, iTV, Zunes, open specifications and more...

This week on the Dan & David Show, we discuss the latest from PatriciaGate, HP's foolhardy effort search to identify leaking board members. The latest news is that a House Commerce and Energy Committee congressional subcommittee asked Patricia Dunn and general counsel Ann Baskins to appear at a hearing...

Tags: podcast, Patriciagate

Blog posts 2006-09-15