Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

The American National Red Cross told the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Tuesday that it is immune from Sherman Act claims brought by rival Verax, as intended by Congress.

MLex Summary: Cooper Farms and Tyson Foods must face US price-fixing claims over turkey products, according to a federal judge. District Judge Sunil R. Harjani found most of plaintiffs’ allegations sufficient ... (more story)

MLex Summary: The American National Red Cross urged a US appeals court to rule that it is not a “person” for Sherman Act purposes. ANRC asked the court to affirm the dismissal of Verax Biomedical’s antitrust c... (more story)

Roche’s pact with Hansoh underscores China’s growing importance in supplying experimental medicines, supported by rapid development and greater trust in its science. Hansoh will receive $400 million upfront an... (more story)

China's iconic juice maker Huiyuan is at the center of an escalating trademark dispute, with its original operating group announcing plans to stop using the brand after affiliated companies were ordered to pay... (more story)

Four US Supreme Court justices recused themselves from review of a copyright decision on the global nature of termination notices, leaving the court without a quorum and resulting in the affirmance of the US C... (more story)

Representatives of US industry spoke in favor of imposing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on amine compounds from China at a US International Trade Commission public preliminary conference Tuesday.

MLex Summary: US importer The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade challenging Customs and Border Protection's determination that it must pay antidumping and antis... (more story)

The US Department of Justice clarified that the Trump administration’s basis for global tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for alleged forced labor imports is a specific statute of the law refe... (more story)

The UK online regulator considered seeking an urgent court order over sexualized AI deepfakes generated using X's chatbot Grok, but the legal threshold prevented immediate intervention, the CEO of Ofcom told l... (more story)

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms' Oversight Board has said the company must “do more to ensure that its enforcement practices during elections are transparent and consistent” following concerns of “recurring enfor... (more story)

Legal challenges from Meta Platforms, X and TikTok aren’t weakening the UK online safety regulator’s appetite for enforcement, its chief executive told lawmakers on Tuesday. Melanie Dawes said Ofcom would robu... (more story)