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    Rupert Murdoch's company settles 9 lawsuits

    LONDON (AP) — All but one of the first wave of phone hacking cases against Rupert Murdoch's News International have been settled, victims' lawyer told Britain's High Court on Wednesday.

    The latest settlement bring to more than 60 the number of claims that Murdoch's UK newspaper company has dealt with.

    Hugh Tomlinson, the lawyer for the victims, said six more lawsuits had been issued and that 50 other cases are in preparation.

    Among the cases settled was that of comedian Steve Coogan, who was in court for the hearing.

    The only outstanding cases left was brought by singer Charlotte Church, who has testified that Murdoch's reporters grossly violated her privacy and that of her family, causing great distress.

    The judge ordered a short break before more details could be released.

    The scandal over phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid boiled over after it emerged that journalists at the paper had routinely hacked into the phones of celebrities, politicians, sports figures and even crime victims.

    The now-defunct tabloid has already settled with several prominent figures, including actress Sienna Miller and the family of murdered British schoolgirl Milly Dowler, whose phone was broken into by the paper soon after her disappearance in 2002.

     

    35 comments

    • Ayatollah Bikh-i-ni  •  3 mths ago
      Hopefully Charlotte won't settle so that these a-holes can get convicted in court !
    • Maine-iac  •  3 mths ago
      absolute power corrupts, absolutely
    • Edward Mattson  •  San Diego, California  •  3 mths ago
      Why in the world would anyone hack Charlotte Church? Murdoch needs to retire and fade away. I hope she tags him for millions upon millions. She doesn't need the money, but it would send the right message to these clowns. What could they possibly garner from hacking an opera star? Shame on you and your oversight (or lack of).
    • Freedom  •  Newhall, California  •  3 mths ago
      Rupert Murdoch SHOULD BE IN PRISON! I wonder if FAUX NEWS was in to the hacking also!
      • Markis215 3 mths ago
        wouldn't know....they AREN'T reporting on this one for some reason.
    • Shelley  •  3 mths ago
      If he was an ordinary citizen, Murcoch could be deported back to Australia. This man is propaganda machine. No single human should have this kind of power, especially in a country that considers itself a democracy/republic.
    • Nony  •  3 mths ago
      Where's the jail time?!!!!
    • dem  •  3 mths ago
      Is anyone ever actually tried for rape in NY? Just seems all the political ones walk
    • Brian  •  3 mths ago
      Murdock should settle with millions of Americans for hacking into their brains, via Fox News!
      • James 3 mths ago
        Brian these Tea Baggers would need a working brain, they have voids in their heads that Faux News implants all of their mis-information and these ifiots eat it up.
      • Brian 3 mths ago
        "With the thoughts they'd be thinking, they could be another Lincoln, if they only had a brain."
    • Scott  •  3 mths ago
      The money isn't important to Murdoch; he just wants the bad press to go away as quickly as possible. He & his whole organization are lying sc_u_m. They promote mass ignorance.
    • Bob  •  Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      Rupert should do the "honorable" thing and fall on his sword. World would be a much better place without him or his kind.
    • Universalist  •  Melbourne Beach, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      BIG $$$$$$$$$$$$
      that is what keeps the pig murdoch family out of jail

      rupig murdoch has previously stated many times that he knew everything that happened at news corp & where every dime spent went to !
      now all of a sudden - OH - the poor old pig's memory must be going - on the spot memory loss -

      disclaimer - no offense to pigs intended !!
    • aintnobodysbusiness  •  3 mths ago
      I'm waiting for this story to "jump the pond" and you'll notice it's never discussed on faux news - especially on their talk shows - don't wait for billo to call anyone at news corp a pinhead for hacking into Milly Dowler's phone. and Gretchen Carlson or Steve Doocy? hahahahahaha! they'll NEVER mention Milly's name!
      • Doug 3 mths ago
        Of course, they are fair and balanced.
      • Markis215 3 mths ago
        the lamestream fox NEVER reports anything fair and balanced....love how they bash on Obama getting all this money from wallstreet and bankers..and seriously...30 seconds later in the show..they are bashing him for not being for capatalism and calling him a socialist. Makes no sense.
    • BearCat  •  3 mths ago
      And how active have the Murdoch slime been here in the U.S.? It's about time to find out.
    • Minn_Cpl  •  3 mths ago
      Fox News must be so Proud.
    • Richard  •  Melbourne, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      All that foxbots know is that Rupert agrees with their twisted preconceived ideas about the world. He reinforces their predjudices and helps them zero in on who to hate for their own self created misfortunes.
    • Truth From High  •  3 mths ago
      amazing how media is controlled by so few ( Murdoch, Forbes, Clearchannel etc )
      ..even more so because they spin news commentaries - so many do not ever really have to think for themselves anymore
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        You forgot the Koch brothers.
    • G  •  3 mths ago
      Since when is phone hacking not against the law. Throw his #$%$ in jail.
    • Scott  •  Binghamton, New York  •  3 mths ago
      Today's 24 hour "News" networks give less news and instead feeds propoganda, and Murdoch is the King of this.
    • Matthew  •  3 mths ago
      And then there was quiet. None of the Fox Noise adherents coming on to comment......
    • oohay  •  3 mths ago
      one of the manurfacturers of fox news, gets to buy his way out because of his money, he should be in jail.
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