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The European Commission has accused Chinese online marketplace Temu of failing to cooperate with investigators during an inspection of its European headquarters in Dublin, escalating a probe into whether the retailer benefited from foreign subsidies that may have distorted competition in the European Union. According to reporting by Irish Legal...

Alphabet Inc.'s Google will face a UK class action accusing the company of abusing its market position to overcharge businesses for online advertising after a British competition tribunal allowed the case to move forward, according to Bloomberg. The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal rejected Google's attempt to prevent the lawsuit from proceeding,...

A federal judge has scheduled the antitrust trial over Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to begin in March 2027, extending the timeline for one of the entertainment industry's largest pending media deals. According to CNN, U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd set the trial to start on March...

US antitrust regulators are conducting a closer review of a proposed $3.5 billion merger between veterinary products distributors Covetrus Inc. and MWI Animal Health, a Cencora Inc. subsidiary, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg reported that the Federal Trade Commission recently sent information requests to customers and...

Apple has asked a U.S. federal court to issue a preliminary injunction against OpenAI and two former Apple employees, intensifying a legal battle over allegations that confidential company information was improperly used in the development of AI hardware, according to Reuters. The request, filed in the U.S. District Court for...

Australia's competition regulator has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from EnergyAustralia after the retailer failed to introduce a government-mandated electricity plan by the required deadline, in a case that underscores regulatory scrutiny of compliance in the country's retail energy market. According to Reuters, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said EnergyAustralia breached electricity retail rules...

South Korea's competition regulator is preparing a broad overhaul of the country's antitrust framework that could significantly expand its authority to combat cartel activity, according to reporting by KED Global. KED Global reported that the proposed reforms would allow the Korea Fair Trade Commission to require companies involved in illegal cartels...

International law firm Reed Smith has expanded its competition practice in London with the addition of antitrust partner Paul Johnson, who joins the firm from Morgan Lewis & Bockius, according to reporting by Global Legal Post. Global Legal Post reported that Johnson spent approximately 18 months at Morgan Lewis after joining from Baker...