Lachlan Murdoch seeks to draw Private Media chairman Eric Beecher into lawsuit against Crikey

News Corp co-chair pushes to extends defamation lawsuit against the independent media company

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Lachlan Murdoch is seeking to draw Private Media chairman Eric Beecher into his high-profile defamation lawsuit against Crikey as lawyers for the News Corp heir indicate he may seek aggravated damages in the case.

Lawyers for Murdoch have launched a bid to have Beecher, the head of Crikey publisher Private Media and the company’s chief executive, Will Hayward, brought into the suit as the News Corp co-chair prepares for next year’s trial against the independent media company.

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