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Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. cleared by US DOJ

FTX founder Bankman-Fried loses appeal in US crypto fraud case

Ingredion-Tate & Lyle deal may hinge on specialty ingredient overlaps

Surge in EU dumping actions against China highlights push for new trade tools

The new politics of data centers: US governors say build, but pay

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Data Privacy and Security

June 12, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Washington Post sued over ‘surveillance pricing’ in US lawsuit

Intellectual Property

June 12, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe, Latin America, North America

Amazon disputes InterDigital claim of video patent license deal
Smartphone with webpage of UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) on screen in front of logo

Antitrust

June 12, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Innsworth ruling clarifies UK antitrust court control over claim funders’ returns
Washington Post sued over ‘surveillance pricing’ in US lawsuit
Amazon disputes InterDigital claim of video patent license deal
Innsworth ruling clarifies UK antitrust court control over claim funders’ returns

Antitrust View More

CADE official calls for ‘self-restraint’ when using preventive measures in cases

June 12, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Felipe Neiva Mundim, deputy-superintendent at Brazil’s antitrust authority, has emphasized the need for “self-restraint” when using preventive measures in competition cases, arguing that excessive intervention... (more story)

Corteva says setting trial date in US FTC case now would be 'premature'

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Corteva asked a US judge to either deny the US Federal Trade Commission and states' renewed motion to set a trial date in their antitrust litigation or hold a decision on the motion until after r... (more story)

Unlockd faces skepticism at US Ninth Circuit over market definition in Google case

June 12, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Collapsed Australian advertising startup Unlockd Media faced questions from a US appellate judge Friday about the breadth of the market underlying its monopolization claims against Google. US Circuit Judge Jac... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Former Google engineer convicted of economic espionage loses bid for new US trial

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer convicted of economic espionage, has lost his bid for a new trial after arguing that the US government's removal of prospective jurors of Chinese descent was... (more story)

Meta will face US claims of pirating pornographic content for AI

June 12, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Meta Platforms will face claims of direct, vicarious and contributory copyright infringement by prolific litigator Strike 3 Holdings, following a motion-to-dismiss order by US District Judge Eumi K. Lee in the... (more story)

Former US DOJ prosecutor warns of antitrust focus on AI collusion, whistleblowers

June 12, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Algorithmic collusion and anticompetitive conduct involving AI will be a key area of enforcement for the US Department of Justice over the next decade, and companies using these tools should be mindful of the ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

California AG says Paramount-Warner Bros. deal remains under investigation

June 12, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a post on X that Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery remains under investigation by his office. The US Department of ... (more story)

Berkshire Hathaway, Taylor Morrison Home Corp. filed premerger notifications on June 4

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Berkshire Hathaway and Taylor Morrison Home Corporation each filed Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notifications with the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade Commission on June 4, a... (more story)

Paramount-Warner deal 'not likely to result in harm,' US DOJ says, ending probe

June 12, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice closed its investigation into Paramount Global's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, finding that the deal is "not likely to result in harm to competition... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta urges US judge to reject sweeping health-pixel privacy classes

June 12, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Healthcare patients cannot prove without individualized inquiries into millions of people that hospitals sent their private health information to Meta Platforms through Meta's tracking tools, lawyers for the c... (more story)

Brazil inches toward landmark rules targeting online child influencers

June 12, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Regulating child influencers in Brazil has sparked concern after the government identified cases of non-compliance with the country’s online child protection framework, including the promotion of betting platf... (more story)

US invokes USMCA RRM for workers at Mexican mineral production facility

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative invoked the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement's Rapid Response Labor Mechanism to review whether workers at Newmont Peñasquito, a Mexican facility which produce... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Novo Nordisk wins blocking order in UK to combat counterfeit drugs

June 12, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Novo Nordisk can legally block more than 130 websites selling counterfeit versions of its blockbuster weight loss drug, along with other illicit medical devices, a UK judge ruled Friday. The company was also g... (more story)

EU trade officials seek comments on IP rights risks in non-EU countries

June 12, 2026

Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: The European Commission's trade unit is looking for comments as part of a consultation opened this week meant to identify non-EU countries where the state of intellectual property rights protecti... (more story)

InterDigital says Amazon video patent litigation is settled (update*)

June 12, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe, Latin America, North America

InterDigital said that it and Amazon have settled their video patent dispute with a license covering Amazon services and devices, including Prime Video. It said final commercial terms would be set through bind... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Western Asset executive pleads guilty for false testimony

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: S. Kenneth Leech, the former chief investment officer of Western Asset Management pleaded guilty to obstructing justice by giving false and misleading testimony to the US Securities and Exchange ... (more story)

Uruguayan man sentenced to prison in US for using money servicer to evade sanctions

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus, a Uruguayan man who pleaded guilty to agreeing to use an unlicensed money services business to circumvent US sanctions on Venezuela, has been sentenced in the US to 14 ... (more story)

US appeals court affirms judgement against FTX founder Bankman-Fried

June 12, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the conviction and 25-year prison sentence imposed on FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried for for stealing billions of customer deposits and i... (more story)

Financial Services View More

CFTC sues New Mexico for applying state gaming laws against Kalshi

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued the state of New Mexico for its efforts to apply state gaming laws against KalshiEX, a CFTC-registrant and a prediction market platform. 

Former Wamco CIO pleads guilty in US to obstructing SEC probe into cherry-picking

June 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Ken Leech, the former chief investment officer of Western Asset Management, admitted Friday that he gave false testimony to the US Securities and Exchange Commission as the agency investigated him for alleged ... (more story)

EU market integration, supervision amendments proposed by key lawmakers

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: More than 400 amendments to the EU's proposal for reforming capital market integration and supervision have been published by the trio of lead negotiators in the European Parliament—Markus Ferber... (more story)

Trade View More

AFA not applicable to Chinese plate producer due to improper procedure, US CIT finds

June 12, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

The US Commerce Department was incorrect to apply adverse facts available (AFA) when calculating the antidumping duty rate for Chinese paper plate manufacturer Fuzhou, the US Court of International Trade ruled.

US industry injured by air compressor imports, USITC finds

June 12, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission preliminarily determined that allegedly dumped and subsidized air compressors from China, Malaysia and Vietnam materially injure a US industry. The US Commer... (more story)

Downstream metal products included by EU countries in carbon border levy expansion

June 12, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is to be extended to selected downstream iron-, steel- and aluminum-intensive products under a position agreed by member states. The proposal would broaden the levy'... (more story)

State Aid View More

Cheese maker Zanetti wins EU approval for €11.9m state aid

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zanetti, a maker of traditional Protected Designation of Origin cheeses including Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, has secured EU approval for €11.9 million in Italian state aid. The Europea... (more story)

€10m Austrian aid to cleantech cleared by EU watchdog

June 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies investing in additional manufacturing capacity for the production of net-zero technologies, including their main specific components, will be eligible for direct grants, under a €10 mil... (more story)

Czechia sees EU drop foreign-susbidy probe of Dukovany powerplant

June 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Czech government have avoided intervention under the EU's rules against distortive foreign subsidies, with the bloc closing a probe into a deal to provide nuclear reactors a... (more story)

Energy View More

Planned EU corporate fleet emissions targets would be axed under EPP amendments

June 12, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Binding targets for zero- and low-emission corporate vehicles proposed by the European Commission would be scrapped under amendments from two center-right lawmakers in the European Parliament's largest politic... (more story)

EU carbon border levy set to expand to downstream metal products

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — a levy imposed on imports of carbon-intensive goods — could be expanded to selected downstream iron-, steel- and aluminum-intensive products, under a... (more story)

Don't weaken EU emissions trading system in review, investors urge policymakers

June 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A coalition of 45 investors, including Allianz, Aberdeen Investments, Nordea Asset Management and Robeco, managing €11.4 trillion in assets, is urging EU leaders to maintain "a robust and predict... (more story)

Technology View More

Texas argues for lower injunction standard against Discord on safety settings

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Discord is not shielded by the US Children's Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) from having to turn over data it holds about users under age 13 on its platform, and to win an injunction against Disco... (more story)

US Big Tech bill copies Europe's playbook, will hurt leadership in AI, tech group says

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The newly reintroduced American Innovation and Choice Online Act invites challenges to routine product design and business decisions because they may disadvantage a competitor rather than focusin... (more story)

Steam faces German DSA investigation over harmful content in game

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Gaming platform Steam is at the center of an investigation by Germany’s network regulator over possible breaches of the European Digital Services Act. The regulator will check whether Steam adequ... (more story)