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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 19, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

US rail board must decide if Union Pacific merger rationale is plausible

Trade

August 19, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe, North America

EU, Canada aiming to conclude digital trade agreement by Oct 29-30 summit

Antitrust

August 18, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Corteva sued by herbicide supplier over alleged US monopolization scheme

Antitrust View More

Humana drops US antitrust claims against Glenmark over generic drugs

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Humana has agreed to dismiss with prejudice antitrust claims that Glenmark Pharmaceuticals conspired with competitors to fix the prices of generic drugs, according to a stipulation of voluntary d... (more story)

Mexican banks’ settlement in US case over Mexican government bonds gets first nod

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: An $86.4 million settlement entered into by Mexican branches of HSBC, Bank of America and others has been granted preliminary approval. The settlement resolves US claims that the branches conspir... (more story)

Consumers ask US appeals court to nix arbitration order in Ticketmaster suit

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Consumers of concert tickets bringing US antitrust claims against Live Nation Entertainment and subsidiary Ticketmaster asked an appeals court to direct a lower court to vacate an order compellin... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

IAB revamps AI labeling in advertising as regulation expands globally

August 19, 2026

Asia, Europe, North America

Mlex Summary: Digital advertising trade association IAB has published an updated framework for labeling AI-generated and modified marketing content. The framework aims to harmonize compliance for advertisers, ... (more story)

OpenAI to slow launch of new AI models after Hugging Face hack

August 19, 2026

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

MLex Summary: OpenAI said it has "temporarily slowed the pace of scaling" its frontier AI models because of the cybersecurity risks associated with developing and testing them. In a statement, the company poin... (more story)

AI, social media firms should prioritize child safety in product design, UN says

August 19, 2026

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

MLex Summary: AI developers and social media companies should prioritize children’s safety in product design and business models, the UN said in a report that warned against a “wait-and-see” approach to AI reg... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US judge on Paramount-Warner deal challenge draws hard line on 12-day trial

August 19, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

A California federal judge on Wednesday said she was imposing a hard 12-day trial limit for two lawsuits seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and expressed frustration wi... (more story)

US DOJ closes investigation into Seismic Software-Highspot merger

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: An investigation into a proposed merger between Seismic Software and HighSpot was closed by the US Department of Justice following a "targeted review," the agency announced. “After a targeted rev... (more story)

Abra files appeal against Brazil's clearance of American Airlines' investment in Azul

August 19, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Abra Group, owner of Gol Linhas Aéreas and Avianca, has challenged the unconditional approval by Brazil's competition authority of American Airlines' $100 million investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US FTC seeking input on enforcement policy on personalized pricing

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comment on an enforcement policy statement regarding personalized pricing, which is the use of personal data to set prices according... (more story)

Ramona Films fined €60,000 for not complying with Spanish data watchdog order

August 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Pornographic site operator Ramona Films was fined €60,000 by Spain's data watchdog for failure to comply with an earlier corrective order. In November 2023, the company was sanctioned for using a... (more story)

TaxAct settles Connecticut case involving data shared with Meta, Google

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the state entered into a $275,000 settlement with the Texas-based tax preparation company, TaxAct, because it allegedly improperly disclosed ta... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

As Big Pharma patents age, smaller biotechs hold the most clinical-stage assets

August 19, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Big Pharma is under growing pressure to restock its drug pipelines as an unusually large wave of patent expirations threatens hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. That urgency is intensifying competitio... (more story)

China to tighten trade-secret enforcement, deepen coordination among authorities

August 19, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s market regulator plans to strengthen trade-secret enforcement and formalize links between administrative and criminal authorities, while stepping up protection in sectors including integrated circuits,... (more story)

Naver's pre-ChatGPT AI disclosures disputed in South Korean copyright trial

August 19, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

Naver told a South Korean court on Tuesday that it had informed the country's three major broadcasters in 2018 and 2020 of its plans to use their news content to develop artificial intelligence models, as the ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US moves to dismiss charges on KuCoin co-founders after compliance with agreement

August 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

MLex Summary: Chun Gan and Ke Tang, two China-based co-founders of KuCoin, had each entered deferred-prosecution agreements with the US Justice Department. Both have complied with the terms of their agreements... (more story)

KuCoin founders can reclaim roles after corporate plea term ends, US filing says

August 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Two co-founders of KuCoin can reclaim their roles at the cryptocurrency exchange after the company’s plea agreement ends early next year, according to new filings in US court. 

Former Alameda CEO, cofounder settle US CFTC claims over fraud

August 19, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced supplemental consent orders against former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, and Gary Wang, a cofounder of both that company and fellow ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Reporting framework for EU firms using foreign clearinghouses open for feedback

August 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A consultation on an EU framework for annual reporting by clearing members and clients on their activity at non-EU central counterparties, was opened by the European Securities and Markets Author... (more story)

Frontrunners for top jobs at EU finance watchdogs to face lawmakers Sept. 2

August 19, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The European Parliament will hear Carlo Comporti and Thomas Gstaedtner on Sept. 2 as candidates for chair of ESMA and executive director of the EBA, respectively. Comporti requires parliamentary confirmation b... (more story)

Association of Accidental Americans seeks stay of French bank US data transfers

August 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Association of Accidential Americans has asked France’s State Council, the country's highest administrative court, to suspend transfers of banking data to US tax authorities while the EU's hi... (more story)

Trade View More

US hydraulic cylinder makers seek duties as foreign imports erode market shares

August 19, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

The US hydraulic cylinder industry is rapidly losing market share to foreign producers who reverse-engineered their products and sold lower-priced versions back into the US market, petitioners for duty orders ... (more story)

US Commerce says India dumping, subsidizing paprika

August 19, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce said in a final determination that India is dumping and subsidizing oleoresin paprika. Commerce gave to all Indian producers final dumping rates of 5.08 percent and final subsidy ... (more story)

US Commerce preliminarily says Mexico dumping winter strawberries

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that Mexico is dumping fresh winter strawberries. Commerce assigned preliminary dumping rates of 4.83 percent to all Mexican producers, wit... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

EU probe into Post Danmark capital injection now open for feedback

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its ongoing investigation into a capital injection made by PostNord into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017. The commission opened an in-de... (more story)

RWE, Spain sent to ECJ by German court over investment arbitration award

August 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Litigation between German utility RWE and the Spanish government is heading to the EU's top court after German judges sought guidance on when the bloc's state aid law might impede the enforcement... (more story)

Energy View More

EU countries gain fiscal leeway for clean-energy investments through 2028

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries can exempt additional spending on nuclear power, electricity grids, hydrogen, renewables and other energy-security measures from normal spending constraints through 2028 under new gu... (more story)

Georgia lawmaker calls for ‘playbook’ to manage data center boom

August 17, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

State and local lawmakers need a clear framework for managing the rapid growth of AI-driven data centers, including rules for what developers should pay and what communities and regulators should demand, state... (more story)

Australian state announces AI framework for data-center investment

August 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The New South Wales government on Monday announced a new policy framework for data-center investment that requires projects seeking streamlined approvals to meet energy, water, community and infr... (more story)

Technology View More

Platforms' privacy upgrades have reached millions of children, UK watchdog says

August 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Improvements made by online platforms have affected close to 5 million child users since the UK privacy watchdog launched its Children's Code Strategy in April 2024, it said in an update on Wedne... (more story)

TikTok 'engaging' with Irish media regulator about handling of harmful content

August 19, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

TikTok says it is engaging with Ireland’s media regulator over a push for information on how it is responding to recent reports of illegal or harmful content on its platform, including whether it has stepped u... (more story)

Over half of children would bypass age checks, UK privacy watchdog study suggests

August 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: 52 percent of children surveyed by the Information Commissioner's Office said they would try to bypass age checks to access online services, the UK's privacy regulator said in a study published W... (more story)