Analysis: Lawyers' Letter Spells More Bad News For Murdoch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harbottle & Lewis, the law firm embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal sweeping Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper, has taken the unusual step of fighting back against its former client to preserve its reputation.

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