NEW : News Group Newspapers World has now settled 60 of 59 cases . Celebrities and politicians sued News of the World 's publisher over phone hacking . News of the News Group Newspapers was shut down over the hacking scandal . Police , lawmakers and an independent inquiry are all probing the scandal .
NEW : Murdoch 's News Group Newspapers has now settled 59 of 60 cases . Celebrities and politicians 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 .