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Fired US FTC Commissioner Bedoya resigns from agency, but suit continues June 09, 2025 | Dwight A. Weingarten

After nearly two months of litigation, Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, one of two Democrats who were removed from the US Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump this year, said he is resigning his post ... (more story)

US DOJ’s asset manager conspiracy concerns ‘theoretical,’ BlackRock tells judge June 09, 2025 | Chris May

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street could theoretically leverage their investment portfolios to manipulate coal markets without requiring coal companies’ participation in an anticompetitive conspiracy, a seni... (more story)

UniCredit, Nomura, UBS take EU bond-market cartel fines to bloc’s top court June 09, 2025 | Anna Ferrari and Lewis Crofts

Investment banks UniCredit, Nomura and UBS have taken their fight against EU cartel fines related to bond markets to the EU Court of Justice, challenging an earlier ruling that confirmed their involvement in a... (more story)

Deutsche Bahn ticketing dispute court hearing postponed to July 9 June 09, 2025 | Jean Comte

The next hearing in Deutsche Bahn’s legal challenge against a decision that it treated rival third-party rail ticketing websites unfairly has been postponed by four weeks to July 9, but could be delayed furthe... (more story)

China sets judicial precedent for antitrust claims for government non-disclosure June 09, 2025 | Yonnex Li

China's Supreme People's Court, the country's top court, has set an important precedent by offering a detailed analysis of how antitrust provisions apply to cases of non-disclosure of government information. T... (more story)

E-commerce platforms have 90 days to eradicate 'dark patterns' in India June 09, 2025 | Freny Patel

Amazon, Walmart-owned Flipkart, Myntra, Meesho and a host of other e-commerce platforms across India have been handed a strict three-month deadline to eradicate "dark patterns" — deceptive design interfaces th... (more story)

Gongniu Group faces fresh complaint over vertical non-price restrictions in China June 09, 2025 | MLex Staff

Chinese power socket and switch giant Gongniu Group is facing a new antitrust complaint over its vertical non-price restrictions, MLex has learned. Antitrust authorities in Zhejiang, Gongniu’s home province, a... (more story)

South Korea's new government signals stronger antitrust push with KFTC expansion June 09, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea’s competition regulator is moving to expand its workforce following a directive from newly inaugurated President Lee Jae-myung, a step that signals the agency may take on a more prominent role unde... (more story)

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Apple says Brazil CADE violated its due process June 09, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Apple has introduced a new line of defense in its ongoing dispute with Brazil’s competition authority over its App Store practices: it’s accusing the authority of due-process violations. Apple is now leveragin... (more story)

Apple’s EU interoperability order founded on narrow view of ecosystem ‘integrity’ June 06, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Apple’s claim that the security and privacy of iPhone users is put at risk by EU tech regulation failed to stymie demands for more interoperability, after officials took a narrow stance on when risks to a devi... (more story)

US state bills targeting rent-setting algorithms seeing mixed results June 05, 2025 | Emma Whitford

A cluster of US state bills aimed at blocking the use of algorithmic rent-setting tools is seeing mixed outcomes this year — from a breakthrough in Connecticut to a dead end in Colorado — even as a proposed ba... (more story)

US Supreme Court has opportunity to take up rule of reason standard for joint ventures June 05, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The stage is set for the US Supreme Court to decide whether to take up American Airlines’ request to review a lower court ruling on its joint venture with JetBlue — a case that could clarify the application of... (more story)

UK collective action regime and funders boosted by justice body's proposals June 05, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

UK collective actions and the litigation funding industry behind them have received a boost after the Civil Justice Council recommended the reversal of the landmark "Paccar" Supreme Court ruling two years ago,... (more story)

Delivery Hero's EU cartel fine highlights minority shareholder collusion risks June 02, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Jean Comte

Companies that hold stakes in rivals received a shot across the bows today after EU antitrust enforcers sanctioned Delivery Hero for using a minority shareholding in rival Glovo to collude. Dealmakers negotiat... (more story)

US FTC reversal on Pepsi raises questions as Southern Glazer’s suit progresses May 29, 2025 | Alex Wilts

The US Federal Trade Commission may be less likely to drop its lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits than its separate Robinson-Patman Act suit against PepsiCo due to key differences between the t... (more story)

South Korea-US antitrust cooperation signals deeper cross-border enforcement May 29, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

A recent investigation by the Korea Prosecution Service into bid rigging at US military bases in South Korea marks a turning point in transnational cartel enforcement. Triggered by intelligence shared by the D... (more story)