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Summary Box: 9 phone hacking lawsuits settled

This photo of May 22, 2011 shows comedian Steve Coogan who received a settlement of 40,000 pounds ($63,500) from Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper company over phone hacking. Nine more phone hacking lawsuits against Rupert Murdoch's News International have been settled, including a case brought by comedian Steve Coogan, the victims' lawyer told Britain's High Court on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. That brings to more than 60 the number of claims that Murdoch's UK newspaper company has dealt with in the scandal that has already brought down a 168-year-old tabloid and threatened Murdoch's global media empire. (AP Photo/Ian West/PA Wire, File) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

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The Associated Press 10:11 AM Wednesday, February 8, 2012

NEW SETTLEMENTS: Nine more phone hacking lawsuits against Rupert Murdoch's News International have been settled, including a case brought by comedian Steve Coogan.

ABOUT THE SCANDAL: It emerged last summer that journalists at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid had routinely hacked into the phones of celebrities, politicians, sports figures and even crime victims.

MORE TO COME: Murdoch's company still faces a host of other lawsuits linked to journalists obtaining scoops using illegal means. Hugh Tomlinson, the lawyer for the victims, says six more lawsuits had been filed and 50 other cases are being prepared.

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February 08, 2012 03:06 PM EST

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