Cybersecurity
News Corp. Settled 22 More U.K. Tabloid Phone-Hacking Cases
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News Corp.’s U.K. publishing unit settled 22 more lawsuits over phone hacking by journalists at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid as the company seeks to avoid a group civil trial next year.
The confidential accords were described in a London court today by Hugh Tomlinson, a lawyer for more than 150 victims. The sides must now select seven or eight lead cases for trial, including “famous and non-famous” people, to help determine a range of damages, Judge Geoffrey Vos said at the hearing.