Many executives from drug or testing companies refused to discuss their research programs, citing confidentiality.

Barney's executives refused last night to elaborate on the news release.

Both executives refused to be identified because the deal was not yet final.

It remains unclear whether that is the company's goal, and executives at the company refused to discuss their plans in any form.

Caught in the middle is Motorola, whose top executives refused to be interviewed for this article.

These executives may refuse to meet with a fund's analyst.

The company's senior executives refused to be interviewed on the subject.

But the company does not disclose the reason, and executives refused to discuss it yesterday.

In interviews, most executives refused to identify themselves out of concern for future business.

At one staff meeting, an executive "refused to justify the policy and said it was not going to change," the judge wrote.