Just as they did after officials reached similar settlements with UBS and Bank of America, plaintiffs lawyers in private multidistrict litigation against the banks may argue that the JPMorgan deal sidelines class claims in the MDL.

The Supreme Court ruling barring securities claims by foreign investors is quickly reshaping the securities class action landscape. In the latest application of Morrison v. NAB, foreign investors in a Bahamian fund can't proceed with claims that several non-U.S. banks should have detected Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

Yes, it's true. We are all plaintiffs now. Or nearly all of us, thanks to a pair of March 28 orders certifying two classes in the consolidated antitrust litigation against the makers of liquid crystal display screens.

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