Crédit Lyonnais must face claims by terrorism victims that it provided banking services to a terrorist group in violation of federal law. On Thursday a judge refused to toss claims that the Paris-based bank violated the Antiterrorism Act by transferring money for a French organization that has allegedly raised funds for Hamas.

The day after hotel chain Extended Stay filed for bankruptcy, its lenders sued the company's chairman for $100 million for allegedly violating "bad boy" guaranty provisions. Extended Stay's lawyers at Kasowitz Benson say the plaintiffs are looking for leverage in the company's reorganization. Motives aside, the suit could clarify the limits of liability under so-called bad boy provisions.

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.

For more than 40 years, California was out of synch with the U.S. Supreme Court, permitting defendants in state antitrust actions to argue that direct purchasers suffered no harm because they passed price increases on to consumers. With a ruling Monday that eliminates the pass-through defense, California's now in step with the federal courts.