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Section 122 tariff ruling tees up new stage in legal battle

Trump-Xi summit has modest expectations amid ‘Board of Trade’ proposal

EU cookie rules need a 'new start,' not tweaks, Bavaria’s privacy watchdog says

EU’s data protection rule revamp goes too far, German privacy official says

EchoStar spectrum transfers to SpaceX, AT&T approved by US FCC

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US technology conglomerate Metaverse or Meta Platforms, Inc logo on the iPhone 12 screen

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 14, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Meta outlines challenges of implementing platform changes in New Mexico
Two Canadian flags fluttering in the wind

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 14, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Keyera-Plains challenge tests Canada's new structural merger presumption

Antitrust

May 14, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

'Selective' product suppliers buoyed by HOKA brand-owner's UK appeal court win
Meta outlines challenges of implementing platform changes in New Mexico
Keyera-Plains challenge tests Canada's new structural merger presumption
'Selective' product suppliers buoyed by HOKA brand-owner's UK appeal court win

Antitrust View More

California antitrust unit poised to hire more attorneys under governor’s budget

May 15, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Europe, North America

The California attorney general’s antitrust unit would see a significant increase in funding under a revised 2026-27 state budget proposal unveiled by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The state’s antitrust c... (more story)

US judge presses Intuitive Surgical, plaintiffs for trial date in antitrust case

May 14, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

A US judge put firm pressure on Intuitive Surgical and plaintiff hospitals to choose an irrevocable antitrust trial date in 2027, telling counsel Thursday that she’d heard enough of their arguments and that a ... (more story)

US DOJ official touts ‘investigative architecture’ for AI-era antitrust enforcement

May 14, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

The US Department of Justice has built up its “investigative architecture” over several years and has tools that are able to tackle illegal algorithms and threats in the artificial-intelligence era, a top Anti... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Japan moves to address cybersecurity threats from Mythos, frontier AI

May 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japanese policymakers have begun considering measures to address emerging cybersecurity threats posed by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and other frontier artificial intelligence products. Japan’s Fin... (more story)

Anthropic's historic 1.5bn deal with authors faces questions from US judge

May 15, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Attorneys defended Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors, the largest in US history, at a final approval hearing, noting that more than 90 percent of class members have embraced the deal. ... (more story)

Musk charitable breach trial against OpenAI, Microsoft goes to US jury

May 15, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Lawyers for OpenAI attacked the plausibility of Elon Musk's testimony that he never learned about OpenAI's for-profit plans until late 2022, while a lawyer for Musk continued to assail the integrity of OpenAI ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

American Water-Essential merger receives regulatory clearance in Ohio

May 14, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

American Water Works and Essential Utilities said Thursday they've received merger approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the second state to approve the water merger following Kentucky’s clear... (more story)

American Water, Essential Utilities merger approved by Ohio Public Utilities Commission

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: American Water Works and Essential Utilities that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order approving the companies' proposed merger. 

Henkel, Olaplex likely to cite recent market entry to address US product overlaps

May 14, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Europe, North America

Hair treatment creators Henkel and Olaplex are likely to cite recent market entry and frequent innovation within the hair therapeutics industry to assuage US regulatory concerns about their deal. The sector fo... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US House Republicans focused on consensus among state privacy laws, staff say

May 14, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

In their effort to pass nationwide data privacy legislation, US House Republicans focused on the consensus among state laws for their latest privacy proposal, House staff that worked on the bill said Thursday.

Companies' privacy controls should be straightforward, US state enforcers say

May 14, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Confusing privacy controls can present issues with privacy law compliance or potentially be a dark pattern, enforcement officials with the New Jersey and Connecticut attorneys general's offices said Thursday.

NetChoice sues to block Nebraska social media law

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NetChoice announced it has sued Nebraska to stop the portions of a law that force Nebraskans to provide digital identification to access and use digital services like social media. NetChoice clai... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

USPTO draws hard line on inconsistent PTAB, district court positions

May 14, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Three new additions to the body of work that guides the decision making of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board show that the days of treating district court litigation and inter partes review proceedings as sepa... (more story)

US copyright chief backs Congress' site-blocking proposal to counter piracy

May 14, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was supportive Tuesday of congressional proposals to establish site-blocking and no-fault injunction frameworks to fight online piracy, saying the “time is right” to ... (more story)

Shein and Temu fight over photo copyrights in English court

May 14, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Shein has accused Temu in a UK court of illegally lifting thousands of copyrighted photos from its website to advertise copycat products on its own site, marking the latest front in the legal battles between t... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US Senate Banking Committee advances crypto market-structure bill

May 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Senate Banking Committee advanced a cryptocurrency market-structure bill on a 15-9 vote without consideration of an amendment intended to curb a potential flight of stablecoin deposits from banks. The p... (more story)

Edmonton money-services business fined in Canada for compliance failures

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada announced that it has imposed an administrative monetary penalty on 13010431 Canada Inc., a money services business in Edmonton al... (more story)

Former Celsius exec avoids prison in US cryptocurrency fraud case

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of bankrupt cryptocurrency platform Celsius, was sentenced to time served for his role in a fraud and market-manipulation case, according to the... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed changing bank supervision to flag significant flaws, Bowman says

May 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve has been changing its bank supervision to flag significant deficiencies rather than mere procedural violations, said Michelle Bowman, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision. The new approa... (more story)

Miran resigns as US Fed board member

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve announced that Stephen I. Miran submitted his resignation as a member of the board, effective when or shortly before his successor is sworn in.

US Senate confirms Warsh for Fed chair mostly along party lines

May 13, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be US Federal Reserve chair, was confirmed by the US Senate by a vote of 54-45, largely along party lines, after a floor debate marked by whether he would remai... (more story)

Trade View More

US producers say Ethiopia is circumventing Chinese solar cells orders

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US producers requested that the Commerce Department find Ethiopia is circumventing antidumping and antisubsidy orders on solar cells from China. The petition alleges that Vietnam a... (more story)

US Commerce preliminarily finds Canada subsidizes fresh mushroom

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has preliminarily affirmed that fresh mushrooms from Canada are subsidized. Commerce announced a 2.84 percent subsidy rate for Canadian producers, with separate rates o... (more story)

US Commerce says heavy vehicle producers can apply for more tariff offsets

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department announced an offset procedure for producers of medium and heavy duty vehicles (MHDVs) to apply for exemptions to Section 232 tariffs. The new offset allows for importer... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

EU Commission, Carpatair told to cover costs in airport state aid dispute

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Carpatair and the European Commission have been told by an EU court to cover their own legal costs following a mixed ruling in long-running state aid dispute. Following a legal challenge from Car... (more story)

UK regulators lack clarity on growth mandate, lawmakers say in push for reform bill

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK regulators risk failing to meet the government’s demand that they support economic growth because of unclear guidance, legislative constraints and competing statutory duties, a parliamentary c... (more story)

Energy View More

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)

EU urges countries to fast-track energy-saving measures in new catalogue

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has highlighted national measures that are ready for wider rollout across the EU to tackle the energy crisis. These include heat pumps, smart meters, flexible electricity ... (more story)

Technology View More

Mexican law unequipped to prosecute self-colluding algorithms, enforcer says

May 14, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Mexico's current legal framework does not allow for the prosecution of conduct where an algorithm learns to collude through machine learning without human assistance, but antitrust enforcers ought to think abo... (more story)

Streaming platforms would face same UK standards as TV under consultation plans

May 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and other streaming platforms would be subject to standards in the UK similar to broadcast television for the first time under new codes that the media regula... (more story)

Google, Apple told to curb ads promoting porn, crime in India

May 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Apple and Google have been told to proactively curb mobile applications promoting pornography, prostitution and organized crime. The Delhi High Court directive seeks to hold intermediaries accountable under In... (more story)