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Prince Harry, Elton John ordered to pay $13M in failed privacy lawsuit

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Prince Harry, Elton John, and other claimants have been ordered to pay an initial US$13 million towards the legal costs of the Daily Mail's publisher. This decision follows the dismissal of their privacy lawsuits, with the judge ruling that the case was conducted unreasonably. The claimants must pay the interim sum by August 28, covering legal expenses without the publisher needing to justify their reasonableness. AI

RANK_REASON Legal ruling on costs following a failed lawsuit.

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Prince Harry, Elton John ordered to pay $13M in failed privacy lawsuit

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Prince Harry and others ordered to pay initial US$13 million in failed lawsuit

    Prince Harry, Elton John ⁠and other high-profile claimants face paying ⁠millions of dollars out of their own pockets to cover the legal costs of the Daily Mail’s publisher after a judge ruled their failed privacy lawsuits were conducted in an unreasonable way. Judge Matthew Nickl…

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