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Apple pushes back against Italy’s gatekeeper rules probe into iCloud June 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

Apple is contesting concerns raised by Italy’s competition authority over its compliance with the EU’s digital gatekeeper rules, after regulators opened a probe into whether iPhone and iPad features give prefe... (more story)

Pfizer, Flynn Pharma, UK watchdog granted appeals in long-running pricing case June 19, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Pfizer, Flynn Pharma and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority have won appeals against a court ruling in the latest chapter in their long-running epilepsy drug pricing case. The companies were originally... (more story)

Nexstar-Tegna merger litigants jointly seek July 2027 trial date June 19, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Nexstar Media and Tegna, together with plaintiffs DirecTV and a coalition of 12 states, have jointly asked a federal court in California to accelerate proceedings in the challenge to the companies’ completed m... (more story)

New Zealand parliamentary committee largely backs competition law changes June 19, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

A parliamentary committee reviewing the proposed overhaul of New Zealand's competition laws has largely endorsed the bill but has also recommended some significant changes, including that the substantial lesse... (more story)

Walmart, Energizer urge US judge to reject class certification in price-fixing case June 19, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Walmart and Energizer Holdings on Thursday urged a California judge to deny motions for class certification filed by direct and indirect purchasers in antitrust litigation alleging that the companies agreed to... (more story)

Apple launches new App Store policies in Brazil after deal with CADE June 18, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Apple announced changes to its App Store developer policies in Brazil that solidified the demands of the settlement agreement signed with the country’s competition authority, including allowing alternative app... (more story)

Anticompetitive US hospital contracts face White House scrutiny June 18, 2026 | Clayton Vickers and Chris May

Banning widespread and anticompetitive contracting practices by dominant US hospital systems could reduce prices and save approximately $45 billion a year in premium costs borne by workers, according to a memo... (more story)

Tech sector sees EU competition enforcer ring staff changes June 18, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Tech companies seeking merger approval or facing antitrust probes will see their cases overseen by different officials after the European Commission rotated the heads of teams tasked with scrutinizing digital ... (more story)

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UK antitrust watchdog’s reputation faces key test with drug case ruling June 18, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

The UK competition regulator’s reputation is jeopardized by an appeal court ruling over its bid to challenge a setback in its long-running case against Pfizer and Flynn Pharma over drug pricing. The Competitio... (more story)

Procompetitive role of patents often overlooked, US antitrust, IP expert says June 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A new report warns that the erosion of intellectual property rights could undermine one of the United States' key strengths — its ability to generate and commercialize new technologies — by making it harder fo... (more story)

Generic drugmakers' deals with US DOJ complicate Humana bellwether case June 15, 2026 | Chris May

As Humana moves toward the first trial in massive generic drug price-fixing litigation, deals between the US Department Justice and drugmakers to resolve criminal charges have raised questions about how limite... (more story)

Former US DOJ prosecutor warns of antitrust focus on AI collusion, whistleblowers June 12, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Algorithmic collusion and anticompetitive conduct involving AI will be a key area of enforcement for the US Department of Justice over the next decade, and companies using these tools should be mindful of the ... (more story)

Innsworth ruling clarifies UK antitrust court control over claim funders’ returns June 12, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Decisions on how third-party litigation funding returns are treated in the UK's antitrust collective action regime are now squarely with judges at the specialist Competition Appeal Tribunal. The High Court bac... (more story)

US Third Circuit zeroes in on fair use, not copyrightability, in Ross appeal June 11, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Emma Whitford

Judges on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit spent much of Thursday's oral argument probing whether Ross Intelligence built a market substitute for Westlaw and whether its use of Thomson Reuters’ co... (more story)

X petition could drive changes to 20-year US FTC consent orders June 11, 2026 | Mike Swift

Claiming that 15 years of "onerous regulatory oversight is enough," X has asked the US Federal Trade Commission to terminate by the end of this year the 20-year privacy consent order it agreed to in 2022, befo... (more story)

Trump faces regulatory squeeze from ranchers over beef imports June 10, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration is struggling to balance pressure from both ranchers and consumers as it seeks to increase beef imports to better manage a struggling market that is becoming a key issue ahead of the m... (more story)