After a hostile reception by the Justices at oral arguments, plaintiffs lawyers doubted the high court would endorse U.S. securities claims by foreign investors who bought shares of foreign companies on foreign exchanges. They just prayed the damage would be limited. Those hopes were dashed by the Court's unanimous ruling Thursday. We've got analysis from the lawyers who argued both sides at the Court.

The Global Lawyer last examined the broad impact of Morrison v. National Australia Bank in the U.S. federal courts, and the limited prospects for state law workarounds for world-spanning securities claims. Where else in the world might global securities class actions be filed? And could an international treaty someday govern them?

District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Jay W. Eisenhofer, Esq., Geoffrey C. Jarvi

Admit it: We're all amused, in a schadenfreude sort of way, at watching Cravath struggle to downplay the sophistication of its nine years of work for its former client Airgas. But GCs and outside counsel can learn from Cravath's decision to represent Air Products in its hostile bid for Airgas. Business isn't like dating. There's no reason not to put your relationship in writing.

Supreme Court Commercial Division Justice Ramos In motion 05, plaintiff Grande Prairie Energy LLC ("GPE") moves pursuant to CPLR 2106 to compel defendant Alstom

SNEED, Circuit Judge:Appellant Michael Nadler challenges the district court' s approval of a $1.725 million (plus accrued interest) settlement agreement (the "Settlement" ) and

In Chandler's hotly anticipated opinion, the Delaware Chancery Court judge concluded that, in his view, the Airgas pill had already served its defensive purpose, but that under Delaware law, it is the board's business judgment--and not his--that matters.

There's a battle brewing over whether companies can unilaterally change their bylaws to require that a broad class of shareholder suits be filed exclusively in Delaware Chancery Court. Such bylaws may promote judicial efficiency, but the corporate directors who adopt them may also have their own interests in mind.