http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/sienna-miller-should-be-forced-to-accept-damages-offer-says-news-international-2283357.html By Cahal Milmo and Martin Hickman The Independent 13 May 2011 Sienna Miller should be forced to accept damages of £100,000 in her phone hacking claim against the News of the World because the stories published about her private life were "not that hurtful", a lawyer for the Sunday newspaper said yesterday. The High Court heard that the six-figure sum, which had been requested by the actress's legal team, constituted a "generous" offer to settle her complaint and should be accepted because it was similar to the compensation she might receive if she suffered a "life-changing" injury such as the loss of an eye or brain damage. At least 24 breach of privacy claims have now been lodged against the NOTW by public figures who believe their mobile phone voicemails were eavesdropped using stolen information such as PIN codes obtained by the paper's private investigator, Glenn Mulcaire. The case brought by Ms Miller, 29, who was the subject of stories about her relationship with actor Jude Law based on hacked messages, yesterday became the first to reach a settlement hearing after Rupert Murdoch's News International announced last month that it was admitting liability in eight cases, including that of the actress, and was setting up a £20m compensation fund. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00:38 PDT
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