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Lawyer Pursuing U.S. Claims in News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal

The News of the World phone hacking scandal moved closer to the United States after British lawyer Mark Lewis teamed up with two New York lawyers to pursue claims that four of his clients had been hacked by Rupert Murdoch’s …

Motorsports Boss Mosely Offers to Underwrite Suits Against Murdoch

Former motor racing boss Max Mosley says he has agreed to financially underwrite lawsuits against News International, which owns the now defunct tabloid News of the World, by victims of its allegedly abusive reporting practices. Mosley, who won damages from …

Murdoch’s Bow to Pressure; Will Attend UK Parliament’s Investigation

Rupert Murdoch on Thursday caved in to pressure from Britain’s parliament to answer questions over alleged crimes at one of his newspapers, setting up a showdown with lawmakers keen to break the media mogul’s grip on politics. British police arrested …

Reactions to News of the World Closure

A number of media experts in the UK offered up their views following the decision by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to close its tabloid News of the World after this Sunday’s edition, as a result of an escalating phone hacking …

Murdoch’s News Corp to Close News of the World

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation will close its tabloid News of the World after this Sunday’s edition, as a result of an escalating phone hacking scandal, James Murdoch said on Thursday. “The News of the World is in the business of …

News of the World Admits Phone Hacking Liability

Rupert Murdoch’s powerful British news operation reversed course on Friday and admitted responsibility in a phone hacking scandal that had already cost the prime minister’s spokesman his job. News International, parent company of Britain’s top-selling News of the World tabloid, …