News Corp. accused of phone hacking

Personal privacy is considered a guaranteed right in the United States, especially if two entities have signed contracts promising discretion. When companies violate this right to privacy, customers or clients can bring a case against the business. In such a situation, a small business attorney can help prepare a suit for companies accused of violating privacy.

For example, the social media conglomerate Facebook has regularly been accused of violating privacy and more than 20 cases have been filed against it, according to PC World. News Corp. – a multinational mass media corporation – has also been accused of an illegal action violating an individual's right to privacy. 

Three phone hacking-related lawsuits have been filed against News Corp, according to the Huffington Post. In 2011, a phone hacking dispute led to the closure of the publication News of the World, which a News Corp. subsidiary, News International, ran. Hacking victim and attorney Mark Lewis explains that the three alleged phone-hacking cases are all centered around high-profile individuals.

Lewis told the news source that one case "was connected to the royal household and to Princess Diana" while "another case was connected to England's national football team."

Lewis goes on to explain that he will be investigating how much News Corp. was involved in the phone-hacking claims. Investors and shareholders of this company should take this case seriously, as it could lead to a significant drop in its public image, according to Lewis. Currently, News Corp. has settled more than 60 hacking-related claims.

In Arizona, businesses that have been accused of violating a consumer's privacy may need to partner with a Phoenix business lawyer to better manage this type of case.

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