The European Union and the Philippines have reached a "substantial agreement" on a free trade deal that would mutually reduce or remove tariffs on 97% of trade between them, the bloc announced Tuesday.
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EU, Philippines Reach Preliminary Free Trade Deal

By Jack McLoone

The European Union and the Philippines have reached a "substantial agreement" on a free trade deal that would mutually reduce or remove tariffs on 97% of trade between them, the bloc announced Tuesday.

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Commerce Sets Zero-Tariff Rules For Specialty Drugs

By Dylan Moroses

Nuclear medicine and animal healthcare drugs are some of the products that will qualify for a zero rate when tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals take effect at the end of the month, according to a notice issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security.

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Big Tech Backs Samsung At Fed. Circ. Over Patent Injunctions

By Dani Kass

Top technology companies and various industry groups have urged the Federal Circuit to deny Collision Communications an injunction after the patent owner's $445.5 million infringement verdict against Samsung, saying an injunction would undermine U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Commerce On The Lookout For Polysilicon Stockpiling

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce is looking to prevent the stockpiling of imported polysilicon and derivative products ahead of tariffs and price floors that will come into effect in December, it said in new rules Tuesday.

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Brief

USTR Sets More Country Tariff Quotas For Raw Cane Sugar

By Dylan Moroses

Almost 12,000 additional metric tons of Dominican raw cane sugar can be imported into the U.S. at a discount under tariff rate quotas for fiscal year 2027, according to a notice published Tuesday by the U.S. Trade Representative.

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EU Aims To Charge €2 Handling Fee For E-Commerce Goods

By Kevin Pinner

The European Union's executive branch plans to charge a €2 ($2.29) fee per e-commerce good that enters the bloc to offset the costs of customs operations, it said in a regulation.

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HMRC Reminds Companies To Join Brexit Trade Platform

By Josh White

The U.K.'s tax authority reminded businesses Tuesday that they are required to join the new trader support service for the flow of goods from Northern Ireland to Britain before it goes live in October.

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ENFORCEMENT

GOP Sen. Seeks Don Jr., Hunter Biden Biz Dealings Probes

By Rae Ann Varona

Sen. John Curtis urged Senate Judiciary Committee leaders to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to testify about past business dealings with foreign individuals and entities, citing reports of a Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin associate gifting the wedding after-party of President Donald Trump's oldest son in May.

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LITIGATION

Vape Purchasers Say MDL Complaint Shows Price-Fix Scheme

By Mike Curley

Direct purchasers of vaping products are defending their amended complaint in multidistrict litigation alleging that a Chinese vape company conspired with its distributors to fix prices, saying new allegations in their latest complaint show there was more at work in the arrangement than "ordinary" business dealings.

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Estee Lauder Hit With Derivative Suit Over Gray Market Sales

By Gina Kim

Estée Lauder Inc. was hit with a shareholder derivative suit in New York federal court Tuesday alleging the cosmetic giant's directors repeatedly touted expectations for sales growth in its Asia travel retail segment, while hiding its over-reliance on prohibited, duty-free "gray market" sales of products in China.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Meta Celebrates 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ashurst Perkins

Blank Rome

Caldwell Cassady

Charhon Callahan

Clement & Murphy

Covington & Burling

DLA Piper

Eckert Seamans

Ellis & Winters

Goodwin Procter

Grabar Law

Greenberg Traurig

Gustafson Gluek

Hausfeld LLP

Kramer LLP

Lewis Brisbois

Lieff Cabraser

McDermott Will & Schulte

Munger Tolles

O'Melveny & Myers

Quinn Emanuel

Rigrodsky Law

Seyfarth Shaw

Sidley Austin

Taft Stettinius

WilmerHale

Womble Bond

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ACT

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

Alliance for Automotive Innovation

Amazon.com Inc.

Cloudflare Inc.

Computer & Communications Industry Association

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.

Discord Inc.

Garmin Ltd.

Google LLC

Instagram Inc.

Kalshi Inc.

Los Angeles Unified School District

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

National Retail Federation Inc.

Redbud Roots Inc.

Roblox Corp.

Roku Inc.

SAP AG

SAS Institute Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.

Snap Inc.

Tesla Inc.

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.

The Software & Information Industry Association

TikTok Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

X Corp.

YouTube Inc.

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

California Attorney General's Office

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

European Commission

European Parliament

European Union

Executive Office of the President

HM Revenue & Customs

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court