Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Federal judges who have overseen antitrust litigation told attendees at a legal conference that the most effective competition trial attorneys are those who directly and fully answer a judge’s toughest questio... (more story)

MLex Summary: Tyson Foods agreed to pay $47 million to settle with commercial and institutional indirect purchasers over US price-fixing allegations related to beef. The deal is subject to approval by a federal judge.

Apple has seen a hearing at the UK Court of Appeal scheduled to determine its challenge to a ruling that it broke competition law with its App Store charges and owes consumers. The case involves a landmark col... (more story)

The Department of Justice is engaging with counterparts in the European Commission over US concerns about “comfort letters” the EU issued to the car industry on teaming up when negotiating licenses for patente... (more story)

US antitrust enforcers can be a little more skeptical with their tolerance of collaborative standard development by companies in a consortium when there is no fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, or FRAND,... (more story)

South Korean kitchen appliance manufacturer Hurom has lost its appeal at the Unified Patent Court, with judges overturning an injunction against rival manufacturers NUC and Warmcook after finding no patent inf... (more story)

MLex Summary: Indian producer ATC Tires Private Ltd. and its affiliates, along with US importer Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America, filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to challenge the Comme... (more story)

MLex Summary: Three Chinese producers filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to contest the Commerce Department's February review of an antidumping order on wood moulding and millwork products from China.

The European Union has ramped up international trade deals with non-US countries and territories, an effort that dates back years but has acquired new significance in the wake of furrows in the longtime US-Eur... (more story)

MLex Summary: UK deepfake detection technology remains in its early stages, and the market itself is still “nascent,” a government-commissioned report published Thursday found. It said companies face “signific... (more story)

MLex Summary: Social media platforms should be required to make their algorithms transparent to the public under changes to the Online Safety Act, a group of UK lawmakers urged in a report Friday. The UK Parli... (more story)

MLex Summary: The use of screens should be avoided by children under the age of two and restricted to one hour a day for children under five years old, the UK government has said. The guidance said “fast-paced... (more story)