Plans for EU Chemical Safeguard Investigations Remain on Ice, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9vbxd77... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social
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Corteva v. Inari: In Seed Patent Trial Set to Impact Industry's Future, Corteva Seeks to Illustrate Grand Plot While Inari Highlights Cracks in the Foundations library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9vat8gn... h/t @danpapscun.bsky.social $BAYRY $BAYZF $CTVA
(1/2) Health Care Weekly: Corcept Seeks Dismissal of Off-Label Marketing Whistleblower Suit; Medicare ACCESS Program to Cover More Chronic Conditions; FDA Launches Accelerated Investigational Drug Review Program; Agencies Announce Fresh Steps to Curb Animal Testing; +
Apple To Face Fresh EU Penalty Under Digital Markets Rules, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9vaawbx... h/t @javierespft.bsky.social $AAPL $AMZN $GOOG $GOOGL $META $MSFT
KKR/Global Atlantic: Reinsurance Business Draws Mutuals, Traditional Life Insurers into Private Equity's 'Insurance as Asset Class' Model library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9v9x7zc... h/t @lisaepst.bsky.social $BNT $EQH $GL $KKR $PRU
🚨 SCOOP: Apple could face a fresh EU penalty under the DMA, according to sources familiar with the matter. The case centers on Apple’s terms for developers distributing apps outside the App Store. The timing of any decision remains uncertain. Read more: thecapitolforum.com/editors-pick...
What a great day in Brussels! Yesterday, The Capitol Forum and Geradin Partners hosted “The DMA in Practice: Enforcement, AI and Geopolitics Three Years On.” Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the event a success! See what’s next: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...
Starting at 11:00 a.m. ET! Join us for the conference call, “Second Request: Trump 2.0 Antitrust Enforcement: What We’ve Learned and What Comes Next,” with Karina Lubell of Brunswick Group and Nicholas Cheolas of Wiley. RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/
🎙️ Introducing Private Credit Crisis, a new weekly podcast from The Capitol Forum examining the policy problems building inside private credit. Listen now on major audio platforms and our website: thecapitolforum.com/resources/me...
(1/2) Antitrust Agenda: Minnesota AG Announces Investigation into Fertilizer Industry; Adam Candeub's Written Responses to Judiciary Committee Questions; Institutional Investor Common Ownership of Competitors is a Plus Factor, District Court Finds; +
Medline: Following FDA Warning Letter, Prior Inspections, and Recalls Related to Contamination, Company Receives FDA 483 Over Microbial Testing Practices at Mundelein Facility library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9v4ypt0... $MDLN
Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery: Negotiators in Settlement Discussions Reach Advanced Stage Navigating Between Contrasting Economic Goals library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9v05vb3... $NFLX $PSKY $WBD
(1/2) Financials Friday: Enova Abandons Federal Banking Charter; Warren Pitches Reviving Crypto Bill in a Democratic Congress; Senate Advances Trump's CFPB Nominee; Corpay Agrees to $100 Million Deceptive Practices Fine; +
Kone/TK Elevator: DOJ Staff Asking Third Parties About Rivalry Among Big 4, Competition for Aftermarket Services library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9uxb4dx... h/t @hanqingchen.bsky.social $MIELF $OTIS $SHNDY $TKA $TKAMY
(1/2) Chemed: Families of VITAS Patients Say The Company Mismanaged the Care of Their Loved Ones, Causing Physical and Emotional Pain; Former Employees Say VITAS Misrepresented Services When Marketing and Left Patients Alone in Crises; +
Co-op/Southern Co-op: Firms to Offer Divestments to Clear CMA Review, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9uwv90e... h/t @beckywhalley.bsky.social
Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Republican AGs Would Seek to Intervene in States' Lawsuit in Support of Paramount if Supreme Court Gambit Fails library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9uuxxg0... h/t @sachasloan.bsky.social & @hanqingchen.bsky.social $NFLX $PSKY $WBD
Skyworks/Qorvo: Deal Faces Important Inflection Point as SAMR Phase 3 Deadline Approaches library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9uuthng... $AAPL $QRVO $SSNLF $SWKS
(1/2) MAUDE Monthly: Medline Reports Triple Again, Indicating Accelerated Reporting of Past Injuries and Malfunctions; Abbott Freestyle Reports Jump Sharply, Revealing Large Problem with Device Alarm;+
Capitol Forum Analysis of August MAUDE Data library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9uurj94... $MDT $PHG $XRAY
(1/2) Labor Weekly: Trump Administration's Embattled Ban on Non-Citizen Truck Drivers Could Eliminate 200,000 Drivers, Squeezing Truck Load Capacity; Bill Granting Broad NCAA Antitrust Immunity Teed Up for Senate Vote; +
EU Moves Closer to Restricting Electrical Steel Imports After Member State Vote, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9uungwt... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social
EU to Open Steel Dumping Probe to Stop Downstream Import Shift, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9uu1jyn... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social
AkzoNobel/Axalta: Companies Mull Sale as They Prepare to File Merger to European Commission, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9utyefr... h/t @kbolongaro.bsky.social, @javierespft.bsky.social , & @beckywhalley.bsky.social $AKZOF $AXTA
Booker Presses DOJ on Whether Antitrust Chief Nominee Candeub Is Working on Competition Issues Prior to Confirmation Vote library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9urfjwq... h/t @saniyarao.bsky.social $PSKY $WBD
(1/2) Health Care Weekly: FDA Leaders Open to Regulatory Flexibility on Psychedelics; House E&C Panel May Back Medicare Coverage for Respiratory Illness Care at Pharmacies; Patients, Plans Push for No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution Changes; +