Prince Harry settles lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers

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Prince Harry settles a long-running lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) but vows to continue legal battles with other UK media outlets. High Court judge rules in his favor, concluding phone hacking was widespread at MGN titles in the late 1990s.

Britain's Prince Harry settled a long-running lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) on Friday but vowed to continue his legal battles with several other UK media outlets. The Duke of Sussex alleged the newspaper group was linked to deceptive and unlawful methods, including phone hacking. A High Court judge ruled in the prince's favour in December, concluding phone hacking had been 'widespread and habitual' at MGN titles in the late 1990s.

Judge Timothy Fancourt awarded him £140,600 ($177,300) in damages after finding evidence of these practices in 15 of the 33 sample articles that Harry had submitted in the case

 

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