H. F. Ahmanson & Co. has adopted...

H. F. Ahmanson & Co. has adopted a stockholder rights plan intended to protect shareholders from partial tender offers and other abusive takeover tactics used to gain control of the company without paying all shareholders a fair price . . . Aetna Life & Casualty Co. said it will take a $45.1-million charge against second-quarter earnings to cover payments made as part of A. H. Robins Co.’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan.