peHUB Second Opinion 7.9

Son in Charge: Brett Icahn takes high profile role in Lions Gate negotations. Another NPT lawsuit: NTP Inc., which last sued RIM Ltd., has sued Apple, Google, HTC Corp., LG Electronics, Microsoft and Motorola over patents related to the email delivery to cell phones. No free checking: Wells Fargo has cut free checking for new customers as it prepares for sticter consumer protection regulations. Having fun at Sun Valley: Media moguls gather to talk deals and to knit, bike, take yoga classes and, of course, golf. Skipping the Meeting: Only one of the FCC's five regulators will bother Tuesday to attend the agency's "public workshop" in Chicago on the proposed Comcast-NBC Universal mega merger. Return of the Blimp: You remember blimps. Big, puffy and they fly. Now comes word that they may make a comeback as a greener cargo carrier.