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MJ's Market, defendants vie for judgment in US cannabis monopolization case August 21, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

Plaintiff MJ's Market and defendants Jushi Holdings and Sammartino Investments each filed motions for summary judgment Friday in an antitrust case revolving around Jushi's alleged scheming to keep out competit... (more story)

Apple under scrutiny in Brazil over alleged App Store settlement missteps August 21, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Apple has been asked by the Brazilian competition authority to respond to Epic Games and Onside’s allegations of not complying with the settlement over opening Apple’s ecosystem. The complaints allege that App... (more story)

Japan's JFTC addresses data concerns in Apple, Google interoperability requests August 21, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan's competition regulator said it would examine whether Apple or Google violated the country's smartphone competition law if they used commercially sensitive information obtained through interoperability r... (more story)

Pratt & Whitney brings end to EU antitrust probe with contract changes August 21, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Aircraft supplier Pratt & Whitney has removed problematic contract clauses affecting spare parts supply, leading the EU antitrust regulator to close an antitrust probe without finding an infringement. The comp... (more story)

Thailand eyes tougher retail rules amid supplier power imbalance August 21, 2026 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Large wholesalers and retailers in Thailand could face tougher rules governing payment terms, contracts, supplier fees, promotions and private-label products as the competition regulator seeks to curb bargaini... (more story)

China platform antitrust fines may top 7.5% benchmark, adviser says August 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese online platforms could face antitrust fines exceeding the 7.5 percent rate imposed on Trip.com, alongside deeper scrutiny of algorithms, backend systems and internal controls, Shi Jianzhong, a senior a... (more story)

Japan tech group calls for more open Apple, Google mobile ecosystems August 21, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

A Japan-based tech industry group on Friday called for more open mobile ecosystems, urging greater interoperability between smartphones and third-party devices and services. The Open Digital Business Consortiu... (more story)

Subaru faces Australian court action over alleged right-to-repair breaches August 21, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Subaru Australia allegedly failed to give independent repairers equal access to software and technical information needed to repair its vehicles, Australia’s competition watchdog said Friday as it launched Fed... (more story)

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Zillow, Redfin to face off against US FTC in trial over rental market advertising August 21, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

Zillow and Redfin will have to convince a US federal judge at a trial next week that an allegedly illegal deal between them did not stunt multifamily rental advertising competition, while defending a $100 mill... (more story)

Neil Averitt commentary: Strategic implications of the Slaughter ruling (FTCWatch) August 21, 2026

Longtime friends of the Federal Trade Commission have been discussing how to respond to the Trump v. Slaughter decision. Unfortunately, they have been whistling past the graveyard and missing the bigger questi... (more story)

Collapse of German carmakers' LNG doesn’t mean collective bargaining is dead August 20, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Inbar Preiss

The collapse of Germany’s proposed automotive licensing negotiation group lays bare deep uncertainty over LNGs. Divergent EU, UK and US antitrust approaches, established patent pools and limited practical expe... (more story)

Epic Games presses Apple on 'linked-out' fees as US Supreme Court fight looms August 18, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Epic Games and Apple are battling on two fronts: at the US Supreme Court, and before US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in California to determine what commission, if any, Apple may charge on purchases m... (more story)

Gonzalez Rogers, veteran of Big Tech litigation, to oversee high-stakes Meta trial August 17, 2026 | Mike Swift

The federal judge who will preside over the high-stakes trial between 29 states and Meta Platforms that begins this week in Oakland, California, is not likely to be intimated by the moment or the power of liti... (more story)

Alleged collusion over class-action settlements entangles US antitrust suits, lawyers August 17, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

According to a sprawling set of US lawsuits recently consolidated in District of Columbia federal court, plaintiffs in some of the largest class actions in the country are also the victims of collusion among c... (more story)

Chemical sector struggles reveal limits of EU’s trade defense strategy August 17, 2026 | Yuqing Yang, Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet

A surge in EU measures against cheap chemical imports from China and elsewhere has raised questions about the effectiveness of the bloc's trade defense toolbox. Industry representatives and government official... (more story)

US Republicans pile pressure on S. Korea as trade escalation fears mount August 14, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Chris May

The US and South Korea are walking a tight rope as officials on both sides hold together a trade deal despite mounting allegations from Republicans that Seoul’s policing of digital markets discriminates agains... (more story)