News Corp executives could face US legal action This week Jude Law revealed his phone was hacked while he was in New York's JFK airport. Legal experts said his presence in the States increased the likelihood the wrongdoing could fall foul of US privacy laws. Casey Cooper, a partner at US law firm Baker Botts, said: "US criminal jurisdiction is likely to turn on whether the alleged hacking affected US telecommunications networks. That is a very technical question, but Jude Law's presence in the US could make that more likely. It emerged this week that the FBI was investigating incidents of phone hacking. It is not known whether Mr Law has been contacted about his claims. News International already faces the possibility of prosecution under powerful US anti-corruption laws over allegations the company bribed policemen. The American Foreign Corrupt Practices Act which covers bribery has an international reach, however US privacy laws are not as powerful. Thomas Fox, a Houston-based lawyer who specialises in corporate crime, explained: "Laws vary from state to state, so it might depend on where he [Jude Law] was, but physically, if his phone is in the US, that may be [considered to be] where the crime occurs."