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  • July 09, 2026

    Austria's Bank VAT Break Was State Aid, EU Top Court Says

    The European Union's top court ruled Thursday against an Austrian law that provided a value-added tax exemption for certain transactions in the banking and insurance sectors, holding that the tax break functioned as illegal state aid under EU law.

  • July 09, 2026

    NJ Looks To Renew RealPage Antitrust Claims Against REIT

    New Jersey has asked the state's federal court to allow it to file an amended complaint that fixes the pleading issues in its suit accusing multifamily real estate investment trust AvalonBay Communities Inc. of using RealPage Inc.'s revenue management software in a residential rent price-fixing scheme. 

  • July 09, 2026

    What Consent Decree Trends Mean For Deal Clearances

    With merger remedies back on the table under the current administration, an analysis of recent Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice consent decrees reveals that prior approval and prior notice provisions are no longer a foregone conclusion, and companies may be able to negotiate narrowly tailored obligations, say attorneys at Weil.

  • July 09, 2026

    Limits On Sports Agents Might Not Flout EU's Anti-Cartel Rules

    Restrictions from sports federations on the activities of players' agents may be exempt from the European Union's rules against cartels if the rules aim to protect the public interest, the bloc's top court ruled Thursday.

  • July 08, 2026

    Samsung Accuses Netlist Of Patent 'Double-Dip' In Latest Suit

    Samsung has kicked off yet another lawsuit in its long-running intellectual property dispute with Netlist, this time claiming that Netlist is trying to "double dip" with a demand that Samsung take a second license to Netlist's patents covering semiconductor technology, according to a complaint filed in Delaware federal court Wednesday.

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