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Securities

Dec. 3, 2009

Ex-Broadcom Execs Get Immunity

A judge's decision to immunize two former executives so they could testify as defense witnesses injects unexpected drama into the trial of Broadcom's former chief financial officer.

By Gabe Friedman

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - In a move injecting unexpected drama into the stock option backdating trial of former Broadcom chief financial officer William J. Ruehle, a federal judge approved a motion to immunize two top former company executives so they could testify as defense witnesses.

The testimony of company co-founder Henry Samueli and former general counsel David Dull could greatly bolster Rue...

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