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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 15, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Heads of Meta, TikTok, Alphabet, Snap invited to US Congress on child safety
Doorway to the HQ of the UK Competition & Markets Authority in London

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 15, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Getty case shows UK antitrust watchdog still game to intervene in global mergers

Financial Crime

May 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Indian billionaire Adani settles US SEC case amid reports of wider resolution

Antitrust View More

Irico opposes US plaintiffs' proposed judgments in CRT price-fixing case

May 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Irico Group opposes proposed judgments filed by direct purchaser and indirect purchaser plaintiffs in US price-fixing litigation. In separate court filings, Irico said the direct purchaser plaint... (more story)

Google sued by Washington Post over alleged US ad tech monopoly

May 15, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Google was hit Friday with another US ad tech monopolization complaint, this time from the Washington Post, which highlights a liability finding from a Virginia federal judge who already ruled Google to have m... (more story)

Mexico aims for flexible compliance certification standards, enforcer says

May 15, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The Mexican antitrust authority is mindful of concerns companies have about a compliance certification program and enforcers aim to establish objective and flexible standards, a senior enforcer said.

Artificial Intelligence View More

Jurors in Musk-OpenAI trial in US face tough call on statute of limitations

May 15, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Despite all the testimony about greed and power that a jury in Oakland, California, heard over the last three weeks during a trial on Elon Musk's claims that OpenAI breached his charitable trust through its pa... (more story)

Amazon-Perplexity AI dispute over AI shopping agents gets trial date

May 15, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Amazon's lawsuit seeking to block Perplexity AI's artificial intelligence-powered shopping agent from certain areas of its online store now has a trial date of Sept. 27, 2027 despite a pending appeal. US Distr... (more story)

Iran war poses greatest threat to US financial stability, US Fed survey shows

May 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The Iran war poses the greatest immediate threat to US financial stability due to energy supply disruptions and the potential for prolonged higher inflation, a US Federal Reserve survey of policymakers and mar... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Calif. DOJ wants to add 16 limited-term positions to antitrust staff in 2026-2027

May 15, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

The California Department of Justice is requesting an additional $4.1 million to hire 16 new, limited-term positions in 2026-2027 to investigate and litigate complex antitrust cases resulting from reduced fede... (more story)

CMA decision making risked disadvantage for UK, official says regulator was told

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Competition And Markets Authority got a warning from "stakeholders" that "on the whole we made good decisions, [but] the way we went about it could be putting the UK at a disadvantage comp... (more story)

Calif. DOJ requests $4.1m for 16 antitrust limited-term positions in 2026-27

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The California Department of Justice's 2026-27 budget proposal released May 14 includes a request for an additional $4.1 million to hire 16 new limited-term positions to litigate antitrust cases ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US trial against alleged BTC-e operator delayed to August

May 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Aliaksandr Klimenka, who is accused of helping to operate the BTC-e crimial money-laundering platform, has had his US trial in San Francisco postponed by two months, until Aug. 24, as his defense... (more story)

Meta requests COPPA carveout as part of potential relief in New Mexico trial

May 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta needs a carveout from the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act to implement an AI tool to boot children under 13 off the platform, the company's chief compliance officer said Friday in a New Mexico court.

Claims against Snap, TikTok, YouTube dropped by US school district

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Claims against Snap, TikTok and YouTube that the social media platforms contributed to the worsening of youth mental health have been dropped by the Breathitt County School District, the plaintif... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Magnolia decision a ‘rubric’ for PTAB petition success, USPTO's Squires says

May 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

A new precedential Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision Thursday, Magnolia Medical Technologies v. Kurin, breaks little new ground but serves as a “rubric framework” for practitioners, laying out how the US ... (more story)

Former USPTO heads part ways on eBay, PAEs in inputs to European Commission

May 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe, North America

Former US Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal on Tuesday broke with the pro-injunction stance taken by fellow former agency heads Andrei Iancu and David Kappos in lobbying directed at the European... (more story)

'AI privilege' debate looms large as chatbots are entrusted with users' secrets

May 15, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe, North America

A Canadian school shooting and French weapons raid have galvanized a growing discussion over how AI companies should respond when chatbot users reveal plans for violence, sensitive medical information or menta... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Kalder founder pleads guilty in US to securities fraud scheme

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Gokce Guven, the founder and former chief executive of Kalder, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud  investors in the technology startup, the US ... (more story)

US SEC closes Methode Electronics bribery probe without charges

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In a securities filing, Methode Electronics said the US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the company and does not intend to recommend an enforcement action. Me... (more story)

Adani Green Energy discloses pending US SEC civil settlement to investors

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Adani Green Energy, the renewables unit of the Adani Group, said in a disclosure to the Indian National Stock Exchange that the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK financial services firms warned of frontier AI cyber risks by govt, regulators

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK financial services firms need to take action to mitigate cybersecurity risks posed by frontier AI, the UK government and financial authorities warned in a joint statement Friday. The Bank of E... (more story)

EU retail investment deal still held up by some EU countries

May 15, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

A political deal on EU retail investment reform reached in December between member states and the European Parliament remains stalled, with no clear timeline for formal adoption, MLex understands. Five member ... (more story)

Draft EU retail deal changes cover inducements, value for money, document shows

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Proposed changes to the EU retail investment deal address the scope of the European Commission's empowerment to adopt implementing acts on inducements and value for money, as well as complaints-h... (more story)

Trade View More

USITC says domestic industry injured by oil pipes imports in preliminary ruling

May 15, 2026

Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission unanimously voted to preliminarily determine there is a reasonable indication that a domestic industry is injured by imports of oil country tubular goods fro... (more story)

US Customs makes evasion determination for nine lawn-groomer importers

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Patrol has determined multiple importers evaded an anti-dumping duty order for tow-behind lawn groomers from China. There is substantial evidence that importers Amin World I... (more story)

US trade court upholds Commerce review on quartz tariffs

May 15, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade sided with the Commerce Department in a Thursday ruling, upholding its final administrative review results for antidumping and countervailing duty orders for Chinese quartz ... (more story)

State Aid View More

China bars compliance with EU Nuctech probe, calls measures extraterritorial

May 15, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China said an investigation by the Justice Ministry, Commerce Ministry and other agencies found that the EU's use of its Foreign Subsidies Regulation in a probe into Chinese security scanner comp... (more story)

China urges UK to respect Jingye's interests in British Steel

May 14, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Thursday that any move by the UK government to nationalize British Steel should take into account the investment and contribution made by Chinese ... (more story)

Tata Motors' acquisition of Iveco Group to close in second quarter of FY27, CFO says

May 13, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: Tata Motors' acquisition of Iveco Group is now slated to close by the end of the second quarter in fiscal year 2027, Tata Motors Chief Financial Officer G.V. Ramanan said during the company's fou... (more story)

Energy View More

Dutch-Belgian nuclear cooperation pact signed covering SMRs and supply chain

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands and Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding on May 13 to expand cooperation on nuclear energy, focused on knowledge-sharing around reactor construction, small nuclear reactor... (more story)

Energy industry urges EU to delay methane rules amid supply concerns

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy companies and industry groups including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies and Eurogas have urged EU energy ministers to amend and delay the EU Methane Regulation, warning it could thr... (more story)

EU says committed to pragmatic enforcement of planned methane emissions rules

May 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU has said it is committed to a pragmatic approach to its planned law on methane emissions from the extraction of gas and oil that is imported into the bloc after a document suggested penalties for breach... (more story)

Technology View More

Calif. DOJ consults on regulations over social media addictive features

May 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The California Department of Justice said it is seeking public comments by June 30 on proposed regulations to implement the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, which imposes rest... (more story)

Plaintiffs in Multiplan antitrust case can amend complaints, US judge rules

May 15, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Class-action plaintiffs suing Multiplan over alleged price fixing on payments to out-of-network healthcare providers can amend their complaints to include additional defendants, despite defense counsel’s prote... (more story)

X commitments on illegal content separate from Grok probe, UK regulator says

May 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

X’s new commitments to tackle illegal hate and terror content in the UK are separate from Ofcom’s investigation into risks linked to its Grok AI chatbot, the regulator says. The confirmation shows the regulato... (more story)