NEW : UK 's News International Newspapers has now settled 59 of the cases . Celebrities and celebrities sued News of the World 's publisher over phone hacking . Its parent company , News International , said at the time that the company `` made no admission as part of these settlements that directors or senior employees knew about the wrongdoing by NGN or sought to conceal it . News of the World was shut down over the hacking scandal . Police , lawmakers and an independent inquiry are all probing the scandal .
NEW : UK 's News International Newspapers has now settled 59 of the cases . Celebrities and celebrities sued News of the World 's publisher over phone hacking . News of the World was shut down over the hacking scandal . Police , lawmakers and an independent inquiry are all probing the scandal .