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Financial Crime
February 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Energy
February 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
Artificial Intelligence
February 13, 2026 | Amy Miller
North America
Antitrust View More
February 17, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Live Nation is seeking to bifurcate a high-profile antitrust trial by limiting the scope of evidence and arguments presented to a jury in litigation where the US Department of Justice and a coalition of state ... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Gail Slater, former antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, said Tuesday she is "deeply concerned" by allegations that she misrepresented the national security implications of the merger between Hewle... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Clayton Vickers
North America
Generic drug purchasers told a federal judge presiding over price-fixing claims brought by US states that a proposed settlement between the jurisdictions and manufacturers Bausch Health and Lannett Co. is lack... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 17, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Criminal defendants cannot assume their litigation-related conversations with chatbots will remain confidential, a Tuesday order out of the Southern District of New York shows. It’s the second reminder this ye... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The privilege afforded to attorney-client conversations and work product does not extend to financier Bradley Heppner's chatbot conversations, US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled. Heppner had s... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
A sham corporation formed for the purported purpose of accessing a proprietary software program to improve the functionality of an artificial intelligence insurance tool was enjoined last week in the US. But ... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines plan to file their Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notifications with the US Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department in the coming weeks, Allegiant Chie... (more story)
February 17, 2026
Europe, North America
MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission approved a consent order in Boeing's acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems by a vote of 2-0, the agency announced. The final modified consent order requires Boeing to ... (more story)
February 17, 2026
Europe, North America
MLex Summary: While it doesn’t agree with Warner Bros. Discovery’s course of action, Paramount says it is prepared to participate in good faith discussions about its $30 per share, all-cash offer. Paramount ca... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 18, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
During the US addictive design trial against Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube, grieving parents who lined up as early as midnight outside the Los Angeles courthouse to get one of the precious few seats for ... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
Texas filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against TP-Link Systems, claiming the router-maker falsely represented its networking gear as secure and masked its links to the Chinese government.
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued TP-Link, alleging the router maker misled consumers about its Chinese ties and device security, exposing millions of Texans to cybersecurity and surveillance risks.
Intellectual Property View More
February 17, 2026 | Clayton Vickers
North America
Realtek Semiconductor’s US antitrust claims against MediaTek and Future Link Systems can proceed, a California federal judge ruled, denying the companies' motion for summary judgment. The defendants had claime... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
A US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision siding with the US Patent and Trademark Office in Apple’s challenge to the NHK-Fintiv standard is a victory for the office, reinforcing the director’s bro... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: MediaTek and Future Link were denied summary judgment against Realtek Semiconductor in a US antitrust case over alleged sham patent litigation. District Judge P. Casey Pitts concluded that the ob... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Former Honduran procurement official Francisco Roberto Cosenza Centeno should receive a 25 percent reduction in his sentence for corruption because of his cooperation in the government's prosecut... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Edward Low, a former New York-based employee of TD Bank and another financial institution, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to provide confidential customer information of TD Bank customers and... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A former Ukraine energy minister has been officially made a suspect in the country's Midas corruption investigation. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said the unnamed former lawmake... (more story)
Financial Services View More
February 17, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The US Federal Reserve plans soon to re-issue Basel III rule proposals aimed at increasing bank incentives to engage in mortgage origination and servicing, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said. ... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that it has proposed a new rule that would revise the process for banks to appeal material supervisory determinations by the OCC.
February 17, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
A meeting of EU finance ministers to discuss a controversial package of measures to strengthen the bloc’s financial market integration and supervision will be brought forward by one month to May, Cyprus, the c... (more story)
Trade View More
February 17, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Commerce Department scope ruling that plastic shelf dividers containing magnets are not covered by a 2008 antidumping and antisubsidy order o... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex summary: The US Commerce Department was right to conclude that a US importer's plastic shelf dividers containing magnets was not within the scope of a 2008 antidumping and antisubsidy order on Chinese raw... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
EU producers of steel, aluminum, and other energy-intensive sectors would benefit from minimum local content and low-carbon thresholds in public procurement and subsidy schemes in the bloc's planned Industrial... (more story)
State Aid View More
February 16, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
The European Commission is asking member states for input on how foreign direct investment can contribute to the development of EU electric vehicle and battery value chains, MLex has learned. The questions com... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties interested in Leonardo's intended acquisition of the defense business of truckmaker Iveco have ten days to provide feedback to the European Commission. The EU merger regulator has set a p... (more story)
February 13, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Denmark secured European Commission approval on Friday for a €1.04 billion state aid plan aimed at enabling landowners to voluntarily withdraw agricultural or forestry land from production to cu... (more story)
Energy View More
February 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU must urgently strengthen its climate adaptation framework, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change said in a new report, as climate impacts intensify across Europe. It cal... (more story)
February 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU has set a price cap for Russian crude oil at $44.1 per barrel, effective from Feb. 1, the European Commission said in a statement in the Official Journal of the EU. To reduce Russia's oil ... (more story)
February 13, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
US-Japanese group Paloma Rheem's intended takeover of Groupe Atlantic will need clearance from the French government under its FDI vetting powers, MLex understands. France has made clear that it intends to fol... (more story)
Technology View More
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Media Matters for America filed a brief urging a federal appeals court to reject the US Federal Trade Commission’s proposition that courts cannot stop government retaliation. The organization sai... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
A juror’s hospitalization forced a brief pause Tuesday in the Los Angeles trial over claims social media platforms were designed to addict young users.
February 17, 2026 | Chris May, Alex Wilts and Saloni Sinha
North America, Oceania
Google and Epic Games’ struggle to sell a US federal judge on their blueprint for a global resolution of litigation challenging the tech giant’s monopoly over Android app distribution is affecting proceedings ... (more story)