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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 13, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Charter-Cox deal cleared by Calif. utility panel, to close next week
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Trade

August 13, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US trade court rules against small business on de minimis challenge

Antitrust

August 12, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Apple gets one-day reprieve in US App Store commission fight

Antitrust View More

US Republicans dial up pressure on South Korea as escalation fears mount

August 14, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Chris May

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

The US and South Korea are walking a tight rope as officials on both sides hold together a trade deal despite mounting allegations from Republicans that Seoul’s policing of digital markets discriminates agains... (more story)

Nexstar, Tegna say new board directors will align with court's rules

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Local television station operators Nexstar Media Group and Tegna told Sacramento-based Chief US District Judge Troy Nunley that four of the five Nexstar officials who were serving on Tegna's boar... (more story)

Farmers file new US antitrust complaint against meatpackers over cattle prices

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Cattle farmers filed US antitrust claims accusing Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing of conspiring to suppress the prices paid for fed cattle. According to the complaint, the com... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Microsoft joins OpenAI in opposing US sanctions motion against ChatGPT maker

August 14, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

A sanctions motion against OpenAI in copyright lawsuits by the New York Times and other news outlets is drawing pushback from co-defendant Microsoft, as well as OpenAI, with Microsoft saying it could suffer “s... (more story)

EU defends naming Siemens chief Snabe as industrial AI adviser

August 14, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

The European Commission has said it cannot release documents from its assessment of a potential conflict of interest involving Jim Hagemann Snabe's appointment as the EU's special adviser for industrial AI, ci... (more story)

Shanghai summons six platforms in national online child-protection crackdown

August 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Six online platforms have been grilled by Shanghai’s internet regulator over failures to protect minors from harmful content, as part of a nationwide crackdown aimed at shielding young people from risks tied t... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Paramount satisfies all regulatory conditions to close Warner Bros. deal

August 14, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Paramount Skydance Corporation announced that it has satisfied all regulatory conditions in its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, including clearances in 68 countries. "We are grate... (more story)

Brazil CADE reviews Boston Scientific’s acquisition of Penumbra

August 14, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Boston Scientific and Penumbra argued before the Brazilian competition watchdog that their merger creates overlaps in the markets for peripheral clot-management devices and peripheral vascular-embolization age... (more story)

Vertex-Crinetics pharma merger cleared in US, Germany, Austria, Australia

August 14, 2026

Europe, North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: Drugmakers Vertex and Crinetics saw their US premerger waiting period expire Aug. 12, and as of Aug. 13, the companies had obtained approval for their deal from Germany, Austria and Australia, ac... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Discord, Roblox face more lawsuits in US social media litigation

August 14, 2026 | Xu Yuan and Mike Swift

North America

Discord and Roblox, two lesser-known defendants in the sprawling nationwide litigation over social media safety for children and teenagers, are facing a growing number of lawsuits as Meta Platforms, Snap, TikT... (more story)

Blue Shield moves to dismiss amended US privacy claims

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Blue Shield of California told a US federal judge that subscribers directly provided it with their personal data, and it did not disclose or use the information. Blue Shield moved to dismiss clai... (more story)

California opposes pausing enforcement of addictive-feed law

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The California attorney general opposed an injunction sought by Google, TikTok and Meta pending an appeal fn a court ruling regarding the state’s personalized-feed restrictions, saying nothing ha... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

OpenAI says news outlets’ sanctions motion seeks to ‘rewrite history’

August 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: OpenAI pushed back on allegations from news outlets including the New York Times that it blocked discovery in ongoing copyright litigation over large language model training. The plaintiffs are t... (more story)

Jack Daniel’s parody ruling raises trademark tarnishment bar in Ninth Circuit

August 13, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

Famous brand owners pursuing trademark dilution claims in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will need to prove both that each individual mark they assert is famous and that the challenged use is li... (more story)

AI video coding looms as next streaming patent battleground

August 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Asia, Europe

Licensing of High Efficiency Video Coding, or HEVC, video coding patents has been mired in years of litigation across multiple jurisdictions, as the growing popularity of streaming media has met the thicket of... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US CFPB halts publication of unverified consumer complaint narratives

August 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Friday it's halting publication of unverified complaint narratives and visualizations submitted by consumers when they ask for help – a move that was decried by... (more story)

Businessman Saab's US trial delayed to November

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US judge adjourned the trial of Colombian businessman Alex Saab on charges stemming from his alleged role in a money laundering scheme involving the exploitation of a Venezuelan food-aid program.

New US beneficial ownership disclosure rule condemned by lawmakers, campaigners

August 14, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A new US rule permanently eliminating corporate ownership disclosure requirements on Americans was condemned by lawmakers, observers and others as encouraging money laundering in the US. The US Treasury Depart... (more story)

Financial Services View More

OppFi acquisition of BNC National Bank should be blocked, US Senator Warren says

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, urging them to block Opportunity Fin... (more story)

Failed football-club buyer banned from UK financial services industry over ‘dishonesty’

August 14, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A businessman who tried to buy an English football club by falsely claiming he had a €200 million bond portfolio has been banned from the UK’s finance industry and fined almost £500,000. Paul Taylor was identi... (more story)

EU settlement-finality overhaul amendments unveiled by European Parliament

August 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers’ amendments to the proposed regulation on settlement finality — one of three texts in the EU’s Market Integration and Supervision Package — have been published. Italian conservative ... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court denies reconsideration of magnesium antidumping order review

August 14, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade sided with the federal government Friday in denying a motion for reconsideration by Tianjin Magnesium International Co. and Tianjin Magnesium Metal Co. of an earlier court o... (more story)

Trump signs order directing tariffs up to 100 percent on drones

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump signed a proclamation directing tariff rates of up to 100 percent on imported drones under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The order directs 100 percent tar... (more story)

EU Commission ready to explore trade deal with Bangladesh

August 14, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Europe

The European Commission is “prepared to engage" in technical talks to see whether common ground exists to launch free trade deal talks with Bangladesh, a spokesperson for the commission confirmed to MLex. The ... (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 expands aviation carbon market as doubts grow over global emissions rules

August 14, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission has proposed expanding the EU aviation carbon market to cover more departing flights — starting in 2029 — while limiting its reach to avoid backlash from the US and China, which strongl... (more story)

EU packaging rules restrict 'forever chemicals' as businesses warn of costs

August 12, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Food-contact packaging containing levels of "forever chemicals" above new limits can no longer enter the EU market under a law that starts applying Wednesday. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation intro... (more story)

EU packaging rules take effect with 'forever chemicals' restrictions

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Food packaging containing "forever chemicals" above specified limits can no longer enter the EU market, according to new European rules taking effect Wednesday. The Packaging and Packaging Waste ... (more story)

Technology View More

France’s Constitutional Council annuls law to ban social media for under-15s

August 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France's Constitutional Council has annulled a law that bans social media for minors under 15, ruling that the legislation is "a disproportionate infringement on freedom of expression" and failed... (more story)

Portugal regulator’s draft spectrum renewals raise EU lawmaker’s concerns

August 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Paulo Cunha, a member of the European Parliament's European People’s Party group, has asked the European Commission whether spectrum renewals of 6-14 years — proposed by Anacom, Portugal’s teleco... (more story)

UK streaming giants set to face familiar rules, but unfamiliar Ofcom, public scrutiny

August 14, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ are preparing for UK broadcast-style content and accessibility rules that could require catalog reviews and new compliance systems, even though the impact should be limi... (more story)