Comments on: HP's top lawyer leaves, won't testify

Ann Baskins, who spent most of her career there, was implicated in the leak investigation scandal.

[grolaw]

If this resignation is due to complicity

or, worse. This attorney would be first in line to make the Bar
complaint.

IF an attorney conspired to violate the law, and then took a
single step in furterance thereof... then the elements of civil
and/or criminal conspiracy are met.

Women are still far from properly represented at the top of the
legal profession. Let's hope this is merely the effort of one of
the best to distance herself from the scandal.

[bllual]

HP scandal

It would be intresting to find out who is paying for HP ex-top lawyers, legal council; and, what kind of a financial package she left with

[chuck_whealton]

Re: If this resignation is due to complicity

Well, I don't know if she's part of it or not, but I will say I don't like what Dunn said about her "carreer being ruined". I think people deserve second, and sometimes third chances, but if HP overall acted in bad faith, they do need to get nailed for it and suffer enough consequences that they'll think twice before doing it again.

Even if she did have some involvement and knew what was being done, it doesn't mean she should never work again the rest of her life, or be shunned by human kind.

Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com

[Brockleybadger]

Irony

It is ironic that HP is probably one of the more ethical of the large US Corporations. If the Good are this bad how terrible are the Bad?

[Too Old For IT]

Poor HP

1) They can't compete in the marketplace with Dell on price.

2) They can't compete with IBM/Lenovo on quality.

3) They can't compete with Alienware (Dell) on "Gee Whiz".

4) They can't compete with the NSA / FBI / CIA in depriving Americans of their privacy.

5) The Gambino Crime Family runs a better beoardroom.

Poor HP!

[mzemina]

Court room drama

Since they have the lawyers that represented Enron's CEO, can't HP also add the law firm who represented WorldCom's CEO? Then the American public could have another courtroom drama. Maybe they will televise it?

[fred dunn]

Another "Fifth" , and a round for my friends

This should be the standard answer for all of those involved in designing, contracting, and approving of this conspiracy.
There are many people at fault here from the PI and hackers all the way to Mark Hurd.
To all of you major shareholders and stock analysts that in the beginning of "Patricia-Gate" that said "I don't care, HP is still going to hold it's value" boy are you in for a surprise.
When this is fully investigated are you naive enough to think if they were capable launching this that they have no other "skeletons in the closet"? This is just the one they got caught at.
Why do you think HP's top Legal Counsel is distancing herself from the company and invoking her fifth amendment rights? Because of this? Please!

So all you HP yea-sayers hold on to that stock...I dare you. Unless you manage a mutual fund then you probably don't give a damn anyway, it's not your money.