Daily Mirror Publisher Settles Phone Hacking Claims Including Former England Manager Eriksson

The publisher of the London Daily Mirror has agreed to pay £125,000 ($203,000) "to settle six phone-hacking claims from individuals" including former England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson and "faces nearly 50 compensation cases," according to Lisa O'Carroll of the London GUARDIAN. Details of the settlements in litigation brought against Trinity Mirror’s Mirror Group Newspapers subsidiary, which publishes the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People, "were outlined in a document submitted by the publisher at a high court hearing" before Justice Mann on Friday. Eriksson had sought £200,000 ($325,000) but made an out of court settlement for £30,000 ($49,000), "sparing the company any further embarrassing disclosures about the nature or extent of the hacking." The high court also heard that ex-footballer Garry Flitcroft’s "claim has been settled" for £20,000 (32,500). Also claiming for compensation is "flight attendant Lauren Alcorn, who dated footballer Rio Ferdinand" (GUARDIAN, 9/26).