Royal Brothers' Phone Hacking Payouts Cause Controversy.
Prince Harry's legal battle against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids over phone hacking could bring more reputational harm to Murdoch's media empire. The litigation to settle claims by thousands of victims of phone hacking has turned Murdoch's cash cows into fiscal black holes. Harry's refusal to settle out of court means that damning documents uncovered during discovery would suddenly be made public in court. Lawyers have discovered considerable evidence that hacking did continue at The Sun under Rebekah Brooks's editorship. Murdoch expects that the final price of the hacking to him, including the legal costs and settlements, could reach a billion pounds.