Before Drive Savers or just giving up completely, you might consider DiskWarrior (hard drive repair utility) or FileSalvage(file salvage utility). Both are close to $100.
I've seen the underlying task failure before with Disk Utility. My assumption is that DU runs into a problem it can't fix it. *Edit* Apparently, that's correct. See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302411
** Best advice for people with serious hard drive problems: DON'T allow Disk Utility to attempt a repair. It might make the problem worse. Buy DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro. Consider File Salvage for seriously fragged drives.
Good luck.
Doug
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