A California criminal case against former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn and three others has ended with Dunn being cleared by a judge of all charges. Dunn had been accused of violating privacy laws by pursuing boardroom information leaks. The judge cited the defendant's battle with cancer as one reason for dismissing the charges. Some legal experts think the state's case was weak to begin with. WSU law professor Peter Henning said the case was a stretch and that "getting there would have been difficult."