Lawyers for British shipping company Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. told Britain's High Court on Monday that a U.S. company's legal challenge to P&O's takeover by Dubai Ports World was "woefully thin."The High Court must approve the 3.9 billion pound ($6.8 billion) takeover — which has caused consternation among some lawmakers in the United States — for the deal to go ahead.Monday's hearing had been expected to provide a routine rubber stamp, but Miami-based Eller & Co. filed a last-minute appeal Friday asking the court to deny approval. Eller cited a number of grounds for its objection, including a "real prospect" that U.S. authorities would revoke their approval of the deal.Martin Moore, a lawyer for P&O, said Eller's case was "woefully thin" and the court should sanction the deal as quickly as possible....
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