UK Phone Hacking Lawyer Pursues News Corp. Suit in US

Mark Lewis, a UK lawyer who represents the family of hacking victim Milly Dowler, has consulted with U.S. lawyers about bringing a case against the News Corp. board within the next couple weeks.

Lewis told various news outlets that he instructed New York-based lawyer Norman Siegel to get statements from News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, his son James, who oversees the company's international subsidiaries, and other members of the board of directors. He advised Siegel to pursue depositions even before filing papers, which should happen next week. Lewis is already in the process of negotiating the biggest settlement in the hacking scandal, on behalf of Dowler's family.