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Minority-stake talks gets fresh warning in EU move against turf cartel

US trade court denies Trump push for stay on Section 122 tariffs

US FTC privacy spending dwarfed by global peers as Congress mulls new law

French Apple ruling highlights debate over 'abuse of economic dependency' rule

Nexstar-Tegna cable challengers press DC Circuit to compel full FCC review

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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 21, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

North America

Nexstar says preliminary US injunction goes too far, should be reversed

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 21, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

ABF-Hovis deal on track for UK clearance after antitrust regulator drops concerns

Trade

May 20, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

US manufacturers look to Section 301 to supplement duty orders
Nexstar says preliminary US injunction goes too far, should be reversed
ABF-Hovis deal on track for UK clearance after antitrust regulator drops concerns
US manufacturers look to Section 301 to supplement duty orders

Antitrust View More

Casino Queen’s US antitrust claims gets November 2027 trial date

May 21, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Casino Queen Marquette’s US antitrust claims against Light & Wonder and LNW Gaming over card-shuffling machines were given a Nov. 1, 2027, trial date on Thursday, with plaintiff and defense counsel indicating ... (more story)

Rightmove-targeted UK mass claim set for approval hearing in November

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A court hearing to determine whether a proposed mass claim targeting online property portal Rightmove is approved for trial will be heard in November, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has said.... (more story)

Google adtech-targeted UK mass lawsuit must be ‘workable,’ says claimant

May 21, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

A mass lawsuit targeting Google over its practices across digital advertising technology must be “workable” on the road to trial in 2028, the claimant told a UK judge. Two rival claims joined forces under a sp... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Cox Media, two others settle US FTC claims over AI marketing service

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Cox Media Group and two smaller marketing firms agreed to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations that they failed to get consumers’ consent to use an AI-powered service to target localized... (more story)

California to prepare workers, businesses for potential AI disruption

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an executive order directing the state to prepare workers, small businesses and communities of any possible economic disruption that artificial intellig... (more story)

US judge sustains DMCA circumvention claim against Udio by independent musicians

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex: US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has sustained independent musicians' claim that AI music startup Udio circumvented YouTube and Spotify's access controls to scrape songs for large-language model tr... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Baker Hughes seeks EU clearance for $13.6bn Chart deal

May 21, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

US energy equipment maker Baker Hughes has filed its $13.6 billion Chart Industries takeover for EU approval. The European Commission has set a June 26 deadline to decide on the deal.

Oral arguments from DirecTV, US states should be expedited, Nexstar argues

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Nexstar argues that there is good cause to expedite oral arguments in a case brought by DirecTV and a coalition of US states, with the company seeking a date in August. The company highlighted th... (more story)

Nexstar argues hold separate exceeds scope of DirecTV's alleged injury

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In its opening brief in federal appeals court, Nexstar argues that the hold separate order pausing its integration with Tegna "far exceeds" the scope of DirecTV's alleged injury and that the coal... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta settles school district claims ahead of US social media trial

May 21, 2026 | Yuan Xu

North America

Meta Platforms has settled claims brought by a Kentucky school district that its social media apps have caused a mental health decline in students, following similar settlements reached by Snap, TikTok and YouTube.

Meta settles addictive design case brought by Kentucky school district

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has reached a settlement agreement in a suit filed by the Breathitt County Board of Education alleging that the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook harmed the Kentucky publi... (more story)

US CISA chief urges companies to confront tech debt to prevent cyber threats

May 21, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Companies need to confront their tech debt and invest in building systems that can withstand cyber threats, while working with the government to tackle current and future issues, the head of the Cybersecurity ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Study says structural barriers persist after USPTO’s First Amendment defeats

May 21, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

The US Patent and Trademark Office suffered dual defeats in 2017 and 2019 when the US Supreme Court said a refusal to register disparaging or scandalous trademarks runs afoul of the First Amendment. While expl... (more story)

IP licensing and business: May 8-21

May 21, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, North America

An artificial intelligence patent-sharing initiative, patent pool licensors, autonomous drone technology and pharmaceutical commercialization drove licensing activity in the US and abroad over the last two weeks.

This week at the UPC: May 15-21

May 21, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

This week the UPC closed three infringement disputes involving Avago, it issued a fine of almost €60,000 to Lepu Medical for continued infringement, and it rejected ASC's request to overturn an order for secur... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US states, business groups seek Supreme Court ruling on corporate transparency

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Conservative activist and business groups and about two dozen Republican-led states filed amicus briefs urging the US Supreme Court to take a case challenging the constitutionality of the Corpora... (more story)

US SEC, futures association enter memo for regulatory coordination

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Futures Association entered a memorandum of understanding to better share information on matters of mutual regulatory interest, includin... (more story)

Goldman agrees to pay $500 million to resolve 1MDB-linked US investor lawsuit

May 21, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $500 million to settle allegations from a class of investors who claimed that the bank had misrepresented its role in a multibillion-dollar embezzlement and fraud scheme at the ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK consumer investment firms face FCA approval delays despite govt’s push for speed

May 21, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

UK consumer investment firms are facing lengthy approval processes to become authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority, according to the latest data published by the watchdog. The government has been press... (more story)

SEC Commissioner Peirce to become associate professor at Regent Law

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will become an associate professor at Regent University School of Law in November 2026.* Corrected May 21, 2026, at 14:27; corrects spelling of Peirce.

EU full assembly approves securitization deal, opening talks with member states

May 21, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmakers' full assembly on Thursday approved a revamped securitization framework, officially opening negotiations with the Council of the EU representing EU governments. The Greens and radical left groups ... (more story)

Trade View More

Trump-Xi summit projects stability, but US-China challenges remain

May 21, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to Beijing last week projected stability to the difficult trading relationship with China but offered little else, with the fragile truce still in place and existing ... (more story)

Russian palladium subsidized, US Commerce finds

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has determined that unwrought palladium from Russia was provided countervailable subsidies.   

EU targets simpler, less fragmented rules on raw materials recycling

May 21, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission is focusing its raw materials overhaul on simplifying rules for reuse and recovery. In addition, it wants to reduce fragmentation inside the EU single market, which it says is preventin... (more story)

State Aid View More

Utiledulci's request to suspend state aid claw-back gets skeptical EU ruling

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Utiledulci’s request to suspend a Portuguese action to recoup illegal state aid has suffered a set-back after top EU judges said the bloc’s state aid rules trumped national procedural rules, whic... (more story)

EU farmers shielded from aid cuts where disaster insurance is unavailable

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's top court has said that a 50 percent reduction in agricultural disaster aid cannot apply to farmers who can prove that suitable insurance for the goods they produce was unavailable on th... (more story)

Annul EU decision on Swedish ‘risk tax’ on credit institutions, legal opinion says

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission’s decision on Sweden's “risk tax” on large credit institutions should be annulled, according to a non-binding legal opinion for the bloc's top court, published on Thursday... (more story)

Energy View More

Energy price shock squeezes EU industry and delays investment, EU commission says

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Higher energy prices triggered by the Middle East conflict are raising costs for European manufacturers, slowing investment and weakening demand across energy-intensive industries, according to t... (more story)

EU's emissions trading system needs to change, EU climate chief says (correct*)

May 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

European countries' use of revenue from the EU's Emissions Trading System, or ETS, should change, the European Commissioner for climate, net zero, and clean growth has said. The comments come ahead of a review... (more story)

EU critical-minerals projects still face financing gap, officials say

May 20, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU strategic critical raw-materials projects are still struggling to secure the financing and long-term purchase agreements needed to move from planning to production, officials said. The bloc has selected 60 ... (more story)

Technology View More

UK lawmakers call for urgent action to tackle addictive online platforms for minors

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A statutory ban on social media for children is needed to curb addictive platform features, the UK House of Commons' Education Committee said in a report published on Thursday. Lawmakers also cal... (more story)

Meta, TikTok, YouTube, X, Snap challenged by UK privacy regulator over age assurance

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok, YouTube, X and Snapchat — as well as Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram — have all failed to introduce appropriate age-assurance measures to keep underage children off their services, the ... (more story)

UK children increasingly rely on personalized feeds and AI, Ofcom research finds

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and WhatsApp are increasingly dominating the online habits of UK children as traditional offline activities such as reading, live TV and radio continue to decline, accor... (more story)