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Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Technology

April 30, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Google could leverage Gemini to dodge ban on default search, US DOJ expert says

Financial Crime

April 29, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Steward Healthcare details stalled US bribery probe in bankruptcy exit plan
US Assistant Attorney General nominee Abigail Slater.

Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

April 28, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US DOJ's Slater sees antitrust realignment away from Big Business, toward labor

Antitrust View More

China's private-economy promotion law takes effect May 20

April 30, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: A Chinese law aimed at promoting the private economy will take effect on May 20, following its passage by the National People's Congress today, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The P... (more story)

New Zealand fintech companies get government support to boost competition

April 30, 2025

Oceania

MLex Summary: A program to help financial technology companies has been launched to boost competition in the financial and banking sectors, the New Zealand government has announced. In a statement, the New Zea... (more story)

Prime Therapeutics, facing Michigan AG suit, says Express Scripts deal keeps costs down

April 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Prime Therapeutics, which is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the Michigan attorney general, said in a statement that its arrangement with Express Scripts "is one way in which we help manage cost... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

South Korea to help swift market entry of AI-enabled medical devices

April 30, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: The South Korean government today announced planned revisions to the approval process for medical devices to facilitate swift market entry for those using artificial intelligence, or AI, and othe... (more story)

US judge weighs class certification in Workday AI discrimination case

April 29, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A US federal judge today questioned how much evidence she needs to conditionally certify a class of all job applicants over 40 who were rejected for jobs they applied for using Workday's AI-based hiring platform.

US Supreme Court grapples with class certification rules

April 29, 2025 | Claude Marx

North America

US Supreme Court justices asked tough questions of both parties today in a case aimed at determining if uninjured parties can be part of a certified class in class-action litigation. And for the most part, the... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Fontaine cleared to acquire New Caledonia's Espace Formations and Espace Surveillance

April 30, 2025

Oceania

MLex Summary: Martinique-based facility-management company Groupe Fontaine has been cleared to acquire New Caledonia’s Espace Formations and Espace Surveillance. In a statement, the Autorité de la concurrence ... (more story)

South Korea's Krafton to acquire Neptune, subject to KFTC approval

April 30, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korean game developer Krafton is set to acquire Neptune, a company specializing in adtech and gaming, by purchasing a 39.37 percent stake from Kakao Games. The acquisition, approved at Kraf... (more story)

US Senator Warren says Walgreens buyout by PE firm may spur pharmacy closures, lost jobs

April 29, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to private equity firm Sycamore Partners regarding concerns that the firm’s proposed acquisition of retail pharmacy chain Walgreens may result in the loss of jo... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

New Zealand regulator consults on guidance for privacy-law changes

April 30, 2025

Oceania

MLex Summary: New Zealand organizations will have access to compliance guidance as soon as the privacy amendment bill passes, the regulator has said. In a statement, New Zealand’s Office of the Privacy Commiss... (more story)

Meta seeks ‘PR victory’ in US trial over Pegasus, NSO lawyer tells jury

April 30, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Middle East, North America

In seeking damages that seem diminutive in comparison to its market value, Meta Platforms is pursuing a public relations campaign against NSO Group Technologies in a trial over the installation of spyware on a... (more story)

US homeland security chief aims to 'put CISA back on mission'

April 30, 2025 | Mike Swift

North America

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for straying from its original cybersecurity mission by involving itself in determining truth and disi... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Fed Circuit affirms Milwaukee test for Medisafe glove color trademark rejection

April 29, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a precedential opinion today affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision that relied on the so-called “Milwaukee test” to deny PT Medisafe Technologi... (more story)

Milwaukee test for trademark colors valid, Fed Circuit affirms

April 29, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in a precedential opinion that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board was supported by substantial evidence when it rejected Medisafe's trad... (more story)

Trump’s trade policy felt in USTR Special 301 report on IP enforcement

April 29, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

The 2025 Special 301 report from the Office of the US Trade Representative, which lists policy concerns about international intellectual property enforcement, is clearly impacted by the trade-vigilant new Trum... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Adani Green Energy conducts review of US fraud allegations, denies wrongdoing

April 29, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: In annual financial statements filed yesterday with the National Stock Exchange of India, Adani Green Energy Limited said the company had appointed independent law firms to conduct a review after... (more story)

Adani Green denies wrongdoing after review of US allegations against executives

April 29, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The renewable energy unit of Adani Group has denied any wrongdoing following an “independent review” conducted in the wake of US fraud charges against several executives over their alleged roles in a bribery s... (more story)

PCAOB's Williams warns US House bill jeopardizes SEC agreements with China

April 29, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex summary: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Chair Erica Williams warned that the US House Republican bill to fold the agency into the Securities and Exchange Commission would jeopardize agreements ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK regulators told to review effectiveness of access to cash regime

April 29, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK Parliament's influential Treasury committee issued a report following an inquiry into cash acceptance and said that the most vulnerable people in society will bear the costs if the country were to becom... (more story)

US Fed study of economic uncertainty indices finds spikes in trade policy this month

April 29, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

A US Federal Reserve study of six key drivers of uncertainty and their impact on economic activity and financial conditions since 1990 finds that trade policy protrudes far beyond the others. The mid-April tim... (more story)

Acting Comptroller of the Currency discusses AI

April 29, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney E. Hood issued remarks today discussing the role of artificial intelligence in financial services. Hood highlighted the Office of the Comptroller of the ... (more story)

Trade View More

Trump eliminates cross-stacking of certain US tariffs in new executive order

April 29, 2025 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

US President Donald Trump eliminated the cross-stacking of tariffs applied to auto parts, Canadian imports, Mexican imports, aluminum and steel in a new executive order published today.

Trump gives relief to automakers in new proclamation

April 29, 2025

Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to give some relief to automakers, amending his executive order from last month imposing 25 percent tariffs on foreign-made cars and car parts. Trump ... (more story)

USITC finds industry harmed by dumped, subsidized herbicide chemicals

April 29, 2025 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

The US International Trade Commission made a final and unanimous determination today that dumped and subsidized imports of a major herbicide chemical, originating in China and India, are materially injuring do... (more story)

State Aid View More

FSR public procurement submissions far exceed EU Commission estimates

April 29, 2025 | Jean Comte

Asia, Europe

The European Commission received more than 2000 submissions under the public procurement arm of the Foreign subsidies regulation, roughly seven times more than what was foreseen by the institution before entry... (more story)

Le Havre state aid receives clearance from EU Commission

April 29, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission today approved French state aid worth 110 million euros ($125 million), to support the construction of a channel to allow direct access to deep-sea container terminals at ... (more story)

Condor sees German restructuring aid approved by EU Commission

April 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission approved today a 321.2 million euro restructuring aid from the German government to charter airline Condor. The executive says that it took into account a May 2024 judgmen... (more story)

Energy View More

Interconnectors key security tool against blackouts, says Spain grid operator

April 29, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe

Interconnectors, which allow for power to be transferred between countries in line with demand, have a key role to play in securing the Spanish power system against events such as yesterday's blackout, Eduardo... (more story)

Update energy sector's cybersecurity rules, SolarPower Europe urges policymakers

April 29, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's cybersecurity legislation must be updated to address specific security needs of distributed energy sources, like smaller rooftop solar installations, SolarPower Europe says in its report... (more story)

Airline emissions reached pre-Covid levels in Europe, T&E study finds

April 28, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Emissions from European aviation have almost returned to the levels seen in 2019, with flights within Europe even exceeding these, says a study by Transport & Environment. More than 8.4 million f... (more story)

Technology View More

Arkansas AG asks US judge to amend injunction against age-verification law

April 29, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin asked a US federal judge to narrow an injunction against a law requiring social media companies to verify users' age, calling it overbroad. Griffin argued th... (more story)

Platforms should face bolder laws to protect children, 'Adolescence' creator urges

April 29, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Laws to protect children online need to be bolder, British lawmakers were told by the creator and writer of high-profile Netflix drama Adolescence this afternoon. The series sparked a public discussion about t... (more story)

Boost EU tech companies through global partnerships, draft policy paper says

April 29, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Europe

EU companies’ global opportunities in semiconductors, quantum technologies, AI and new digital networks should be expanded by exploiting existing global partnerships, a draft European Commission strategy paper... (more story)