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US DOJ-Live Nation deal 'inadequate,' California AG Bonta says in keynote speech March 12, 2026 | Alex Wilts

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the US Department of Justice’s “inadequate” settlement with Live Nation Entertainment came as a surprise and “flies in the face of our partnership on the case.”

Chief prosecutor at Brazil's CADE seeks to extend mandate in year of leadership transition March 12, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

André Luís Macagnan Freire, chief counsel at the Office of the Attorney General at the Brazilian competition authority, told MLex in an exclusive interview he intends to seek an extension of his mandate, which... (more story)

Live Nation executives bragged about ‘robbing them blind’ on services in US March 12, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Live Nation executives bragged about "taking advantage" of event ticket purchasers and gouging them on prices for ancillary services at event venues, and a top executive in charge of ticketing described fans a... (more story)

Sony competes fairly through PlayStation platform, UK court told March 12, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Sony competes fairly through its PlayStation games platform, the company told a UK judge on Thursday as it rejected allegations brought in a mass claim over digital store pricing. The damages lawsuit is being ... (more story)

Tchibo takes lost Aldi Süd coffee price dispute to Germany’s top court March 12, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Coffee roaster and non-food retailer Tchibo has filed a challenge to its recent lost court bid to stop supermarket chain Aldi Süd from offering its coffee products at prices below their cost to produce. The Fe... (more story)

Latin America a key focus as digital markets blur borders, CADE official says March 12, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America is CADE’s priority region for international cooperation because of proximity and shared market structures, councilor Carlos Jacques Vieira said, adding that digitalization requires coordinated enforcement.

Mastercard says UK tribunal made flawed ruling over merchants' fees lawsuit March 12, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Mastercard told appeal judges Thursday that the UK’s specialized competition court made a flawed ruling when it said its, and rival Visa’s, card fees infringe competition rules. The verdict last year by the Co... (more story)

Silgan argument against probe transfer should be dismissed, says EU court advisor March 12, 2026 | Jean Comte

Silgan's argument that the European Commission had broken its rules by taking over an antitrust probe from German authorities that resulted in a €24 million fine on the metal packaging company should be dismis... (more story)

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Southern Glazer’s previews defense at hearing on US FTC’s Robinson-Patman case March 12, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits offered further insight Wednesday into how it plans to defend itself against the US Federal Trade Commission’s first Robinson-Patman Act lawsuit in decades, urging a US magis... (more story)

UK govt plans for CMA would remove checks against meddling, former enforcer says March 12, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government’s proposed changes to the competition regime would place too much power in the hands of the Competition and Markets Authority’s board and increase the risk or perception of political interfer... (more story)

Live Nation still being sued by states as US judge grills parties over surprise DOJ deal March 09, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US states suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster over alleged monopolization of the entertainment ticketing industry have quick and critical decisions to make this week on the timing and means of how to pursue cla... (more story)

Ericsson, Motorola pressed in Brazil on global 5G patent dispute strategies March 09, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s antitrust authority is turning up the pressure on Ericsson and Motorola, demanding detailed explanations for their global litigation tactics in a long‑running 5G patent dispute that the companies had ... (more story)

Legal standard in Amazon antitrust case revisited with Calif. bid for injunction March 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts

California’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Amazon over alleged price-fixing could allow the state to have the conduct evaluated under a stricter legal standard, something it failed to secure earl... (more story)

Sony bets on gaming market, ecosystem uniqueness to fend off UK mass-claim jeopardy March 09, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Sony's defense — at an upcoming mass claim trial in the UK over alleged exploitative conduct through its PlayStation operation — bets on convincing competition judges that the videogames sector has unique mark... (more story)

Why South Korea's antitrust surge puts KFTC's credibility on the line March 03, 2026 | Jenny Lee

President Lee Jae Myung’s aggressive rhetoric on collusion and pricing can be read as a politically understandable push to restore market order and relieve pressure on households. But for the Korea Fair Trade ... (more story)

US DOJ maintains enforcement focus on anticompetitive information sharing March 02, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

The US Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in a price-fixing case over Circana’s PotatoTrack product, maintaining a focus on anticompetitive information sharing and further clarifying the condi... (more story)