Hewlett-Packard is being sued by reporters and their relatives for covertly obtaining their personal phone records as part of an internal investigation into boardroom leaks to the media.

By Damon Darlin Mark Hurd, the chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, would prefer that the discussion at the annual shareholders' meeting Wednesday be on the company's future, not its past.

By Damon Darlin Mark Hurd, the chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, would prefer that the discussion at the annual shareholders' meeting Wednesday be on the company's future, not its past.

By Berghammer, Peter Lessons to be learned from the scandal at HP The most recent case of not only adherence to the letter of the law but also to the spirit of the law has been HP's experience with privacy and corporate investigations.

By JORDAN ROBERTSON Associated Press writer SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Investors have largely shrugged off Hewlett- Packard Co.'s boardroom spying scandal, dismissing the brouhaha surrounding the company as immaterial to its day-to-day operations and stellar earnings growth in recent months.