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Animal waste cartel convicted in Brazil May 27, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition regulator voted unanimously on Wednesday to convict companies and executives accused of operating a cartel in the national market for the purchase of animal waste, diverging from an earlie... (more story)

XP, AZ Quest settle gun-jumping case with CADE May 27, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The Tribunal of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, unanimously approved a settlement in a gun-jumping case involving brokerage firm XP and asset manager AZ Quest.

Extend claim period for existing members of action against Apple, UK judge told May 27, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Existing consumer members of a class action against Apple should have their claims period extended to the date of a competition court ruling last year that found the tech giant guilty of breaking competition r... (more story)

Mastercard's expert witness questioned over fee rises in Australian antitrust trial May 27, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

An economic expert for Mastercard was challenged in an Australian antitrust trial over internal documents indicating the company increased scheme fees to “align with competitive pricing” set by rival Visa. In ... (more story)

South Korea seeks stronger cartel enforcement with expanded investigative powers May 27, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Businesses operating in South Korea could face more intensive cartel investigations with proposals by the country’s competition regulator to extend the maximum statute of limitations for cartel offenses from 1... (more story)

Eight South Korean insurers under antitrust scrutiny over group-insurance bids May 27, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance, DB Insurance and five other South Korean non-life insurers are facing an antitrust investigation over suspected bid rigging in corporate group a... (more story)

Sony antitrust case narrowed in Australia, but key disputes remain May 27, 2026 | Sean Maguire

The Sony antitrust class action in Australia has been narrowed to focus on distribution and “excessive” commissions, but key issues remain unresolved. The judge said parts of the revised claim are still unclea... (more story)

Zillow, Compass headed for July injunction hearing in US antitrust suit May 26, 2026 | Chris May

Zillow’s US antitrust lawsuit against Compass, Inc. and Midwest Real Estate Data is headed toward a preliminary injunction hearing in July, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday while acknowledging that a rul... (more story)

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Beijing bets on governance reform to revive private investment May 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

China marked the first anniversary of its Private Economy Promotion Law last week with new implementation plans, yet a stubborn gap persists between legal commitments and business confidence. Private investmen... (more story)

UK collective-action funders and claimants unsettled by legislative void May 26, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

After a promised bill to reform UK litigation funding didn't materialize in government legislative plans earlier this month, collective-action funders and claimants were left unsettled and uncertain. While min... (more story)

US FTC scrutiny reduced Orange Book protections for 19 drugs, study finds May 21, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Requests by the Federal Trade Commission to delist over 400 medical device patents from the Food and Drug Administration’s Orange Book are set to shorten the period during which listed patents may delay generi... (more story)

Minority-stake talks gets fresh warning in EU move against turf cartel May 21, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Companies eyeing stakes in rivals got another reminder from the EU’s antitrust watchdog on Thursday, with two synthetic turf producers suspected of coordinating their conduct via such talks — even when their c... (more story)

French Apple ruling highlights debate over 'abuse of economic dependency' rule May 20, 2026 | Jean Comte

A decision by France's top court against Apple has highlighted a rarely used antitrust rule on the abuse of economic dependence that some European regulators have asked the European Commission not to scrap. Th... (more story)

Amazon challenges Calif.'s 'belated attempt' to change litigation theory May 19, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Amazon’s pushback against the California attorney general’s motion for a preliminary injunction to halt alleged price-fixing highlights a key question in a case between the two sides: whether the state is reca... (more story)

Following OpenAI win over Musk, doubts remain about US antitrust claims May 18, 2026 | Mike Swift

After a federal jury in California handed down a unanimous verdict saying Elon Musk's charitable breach claims against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman were barred by the statute of limitations, the attention of ... (more story)

Former USPTO heads part ways on eBay, PAEs in inputs to European Commission May 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

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)