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Data Privacy and Security

July 25, 2025 | Mike Swift

North America

Meta exec faces tough questions as Flo Health privacy trial continues
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler.

Energy, Financial Services

July 24, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

US SEC tells court it has no plans to review Biden-era climate rules
An Asian scientist pipetting at a biomedical laboratory.

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 24, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

China blocks completed vertical pharma deal in rare post merger move

Antitrust View More

Panini calls for partial dismissal of Fanatics' second amended US complaint

July 25, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Panini urged a US judge to dismiss portions of Fanatics' second amended complaint, arguing that Fanatics has failed to fix the fundamental problems with what is now its third attempt to state a c... (more story)

Plaintiffs seek final approval for MLS Property price-fixing settlement in US

July 25, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Home sellers asked a US federal judge to grant final approval to a fourth amended settlement with MLS Property Information Networks to resolve antitrust claims over broker commissions. The new ag... (more story)

Mexico tightens antitrust scrutiny with new regulatory regime

July 25, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Mexico has overhauled its antitrust legal framework with a major reform to the country’s competition law. Amendments published last week create a new competition authority — the National Antitrust Commission (... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Transparency requirements in Trump AI order could offer insight into LLMs

July 25, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

North America

A US executive order aimed at alleged political bias in artificial intelligence includes provisions that require companies to provide insight into the workings of large language models.

Anthropic asks to pause book authors' US copyright trial while seeking appeals

July 25, 2025 | Amy Miller

North America

Anthropic is asking a US judge in California to stay a copyright class action filed by book authors that’s heading to trial in December, a case that could expose the artificial intelligence company to billions... (more story)

On AI security risks, US plan shows overlap between Trump, Biden

July 25, 2025 | Emma Whitford

North America

Unveiling his AI Action Plan this week, US President Donald Trump described his policy approach as a sharp contrast to “woke” former President Joe Biden and his “crazy rules.” But the document reveals a certai... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

GTCR proposes divestiture to US FTC in Surmodics case

July 25, 2025 | Wesley Brown

North America

GTCR LLC proposed selling off part of subsidiary Biocoat’s business to a third party as a divestiture in its deal to acquire Surmodics, the company told a US District Court judge. The parties provided an updat... (more story)

Slaughter asks US appeals court to allow reinstatement to FTC to go through

July 25, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Counsel for Rebecca Kelly Slaughter opposed an emergency motion to stay an order that reinstated her as a commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission, saying the government cannot show it is ... (more story)

Brazil CADE queries travel companies on impact of Clickbus-TOTVS deal

July 25, 2025

Latin America

As part of its review of the proposed acquisition of RJ Participações by Clickbus, Brazil’s competition authority has asked companies operating in the road transportation and travel tech sectors to share data ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Google feels bite of privacy 'watchdog' Texas as settlement boosts expenses

July 25, 2025 | Mike Swift

North America

With Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton proclaiming his state “the watchdog for the nation’s privacy rights” this week, Google acknowledged that the $1.4 billion privacy settlement it reached with Texas this sp... (more story)

UK online platforms get Ofcom’s response to government safety priorities

July 25, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Online platforms today received Ofcom’s formal response to the UK government’s strategic priorities for implementing the Online Safety Act. The UK media regulator confirmed alignment with the gov... (more story)

Funding reduced for Austrian Data Protection Authority, restricting its activities

July 25, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Funding for the Austrian Data Protection Authority was cut for 2026, resulting in a reduction of activities, the regulator announced today. Despite this year’s increase to 6.1 million euros, next... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US PTAB to resume in-person hearings; practitioners predict little impact

July 25, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board announced this week that it will end remote hearings under normal circumstances beginning Sept. 1, marking the end of a COVID-era accommodation for counsel. Despite the pot... (more story)

AstraZeneca aims to confront UK plausibility standard at Supreme Court

July 25, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

AstraZeneca has called for the UK Supreme Court to hear its appeal against a recent Court of Appeal decision concerning a generic version of diabetes medication. The pharmaceutical giant intends to argue that ... (more story)

Skechers hit with US patent complaint on cusp of $9.4 billion acquisition

July 25, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Skechers USA Inc.’s transition to a privately held company hit a snag when a purported pioneer of hands-free footwear technology claimed responsibility for innovations at the heart of Skechers’ “most important... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Tornado Cash investor is subject of US investigation, prosecutors tell judge

July 25, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A venture capital investor is a subject of the US investigation into the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, prosecutors told a judge today during the trial of co-founder Roman Storm. The judge sealed the matte... (more story)

H2O deputy chief Alba fined, banned from financial services for misleading UK FCA

July 25, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Financial Conduct Authority has imposed a fine of just over 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) on Jean-Noel Alba, the former deputy chief executive officer of asset manager H2O AM LLP, and ba... (more story)

Thailand credits new cybercrime law with preventing $180 million in losses

July 25, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society said that the Emergency Decree on Cybercrime Prevention and Suppression has prevented over 5.8 billion baht ($180 million) in losses from online... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK investment companies criticize exclusion from pensions schemes bill

July 25, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Britain's investment companies have criticized their exclusion from the Pension Schemes Bill, which aims to enable the government to compel pension schemes to invest a percentage of their portfol... (more story)

Delay of US investment adviser AML rules condemned by Transparency International US

July 24, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Transparency International US condemned the delay in implementation of a US anti-money laundering  rule covering investment advisors that was scheduled to take effect at the end of this year. "Th... (more story)

Samourai Wallet founder loses effort to sever US case

July 24, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A US judge denied Samourai Wallet co-founder William Lonergan Hill's request for a separate trial that would enable his co-defendant to testify on his behalf. "Hill has not shown that any of the ... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce raises duty rates on Canadian softwood lumber

July 25, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has raised duty rates on Canadian softwood lumber following the final determination of its sixth administrative review of an existing antidumping duty order, according ... (more story)

Von der Leyen to meet with Trump in Scotland

July 25, 2025

Europe

MLex summary: European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a post on X that she will meet with President Donald Trump on Sunday in Scotland to discuss trade relations. Von der Leyen said sh... (more story)

Senators introduce another bipartisan bill to curtail Trump tariff authority

July 25, 2025 | Bradley Dress

North America

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to exempt small businesses from President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, a measure that could build on previous Senate action and raise pressure to ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Subsidy case against Manchester authority dismissed by UK Competition Appeal Tribunal

July 24, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: An allegation that Greater Manchester Combined Authority breached subsidy rules through a loan to a property developer has been dismissed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The case was brought ... (more story)

Welsh government airport subsidy under UK challenge by Bristol Airport

July 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A decision of the Welsh Government to grant a subsidy package to Cardiff International Airport has been appealed by Bristol Airport, following a filing at the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Bristol... (more story)

Czech support to boost agriculture's 'resilience' wins EU approval

July 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Czechia’s plan to spend around 84 million euros to increase the reliance and sustainability of its agricultural sector has secured EU approval. The European Commission said the investment was in ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU climate-resilience, risk-management framework open for comments

July 25, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking input to support the development of an integrated EU framework for climate resilience and risk management. This initiative aims to establish a comprehensive fra... (more story)

Updated EU 2030 carbon storage target rules formally issued

July 25, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Revised rules on the identification of authorized oil and gas producers were published today in the EU's Official Journal. The producers are required to contribute to the objective of reaching th... (more story)

EU’s solar market contracts for first time since 2015, solar lobby group says

July 24, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi and Patrick Hatzis

Europe

Europe is set to experience a decline in solar installations for the first time since 2015, the European lobby group SolarPower Europe said in a new analysis released today. Although the EU remains on track to... (more story)

Technology View More

Amazon faces extended trial in US FTC ‘dark patterns’ case as judge denies appeal

July 26, 2025 | Xu Yuan and Mike Swift

North America

An upcoming trial of allegations against Amazon by the US Federal Trade Commission that the e-commerce giant used manipulative techniques concerning the subscription of its Prime service has been extended as a... (more story)

Amazon loses bid to appeal three rulings in 'dark patterns' case brought by US FTC

July 25, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A federal judge in Seattle denied Amazon's motion for an interlocutory appeal of three orders in litigation filed by the US Federal Trade Commission alleging Amazon and three senior executives "t... (more story)

FTC, Amazon 'dark patterns' trial length increased by US judge

July 25, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission has won its bid to increase the length of its trial against Amazon scheduled this year in federal court in Seattle to 20 days, from 15 days, giving each side 10 da... (more story)