US to Launch Legal Action on Phone Hacking

Official proceedings against News Corporation are about to extend across the pond. Legal action over the company’s phone hacking scandal will take place in New York City, a British lawyer to many of the hacking victims tells the AP. He has hired Norman Siegel to fight the case against Rupert Murdoch’s firm; Siegel also represents a number of 9/11 families, the AP notes. Lawyers will likely start work on the case within the week, Lewis says; hearings may not begin for a few months. (More News Corp stories.)