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

Cooley Adds GOP Hill Veteran To Congressional Probes Group

By Alison Knezevich

Cooley LLP announced Wednesday it has brought on a veteran Capitol Hill attorney as it continues to grow its congressional investigations practice launched in 2024.

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Tarter Krinsky Data Breach May Have Affected Health Info

By Andrea Keckley

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP said in a letter this month that a data breach last year may have compromised protected health information the firm possessed due to its representation of an unnamed healthcare provider.

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Offit Kurman Names President To Succeed Longtime Chair

By Emily Johnson

Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law has selected its president to succeed the only chairman in the firm's nearly four-decade history, turning to a 22-year firm veteran who helped start its litigation department, the firm announced on Wednesday.

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Fed. Panel At Standstill Over ABA Law School Accreditor Role

By Emma Cueto

A key U.S. Department of Education committee deadlocked Wednesday over whether the American Bar Association council responsible for approving law schools should continue as a federally recognized accreditor, tabling the issue until Thursday after different proposals failed to win majority support.

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NY Judge Dismisses States' DOGE Treasury Data Access Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

A New York federal judge Wednesday tossed several states' lawsuit that challenged Department of Government Efficiency staff access to U.S. Department of the Treasury data, saying DOGE's dissolution rendered the states' access claims moot and that they failed to allege that any federal funding due to them was ultimately canceled.

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Senate Confirms Abbott Aide To Texas Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 50-47, along party lines, on Wednesday to confirm Angela Colmenero, deputy chief of staff to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, to serve on the Southern District of Texas.

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FTC Backs Proposed Education Dept. Accreditation Reforms

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Federal Trade Commission has endorsed the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to expand higher education accreditation options and promote competition among accreditation agencies.

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Rubin Rudman To Expand In Boston Office Relocation

By Nate Beck

Rubin Rudman said Wednesday that it has signed a 15-year lease in Tishman Speyer's One Federal Street building for a 2028 move to expand its footprint and exit its decadelong office tenancy at 53 State Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ashurst Perkins

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Caldwell Cassady

Charhon Callahan

Clement & Murphy

Cooley LLP

DLA Piper

Dain Torpy

Federman & Sherwood

Grabar Law

Gustafson Gluek

Hausfeld LLP

Hecker Fink

Munger Tolles

O'Melveny & Myers

Offit Kurman

Orrick Herrington

Quinn Emanuel

Rigrodsky Law

Rubin Rudman

Seyfarth Shaw

Sidley Austin

Tarter Krinsky

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ACT

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

Alliance for Automotive Innovation

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

Cloudflare Inc.

Computer & Communications Industry Association

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.

Garmin Ltd.

Google LLC

Kalshi Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

National Retail Federation Inc.

Redbud Roots Inc.

Roku Inc.

SAP AG

SAS Institute Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.

Tesla Inc.

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.

The Software & Information Industry Association

Tishman Speyer Properties LP

Verizon Communications 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

Federal Trade Commission

HM Revenue & Customs

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

New York Attorney General's Office

Texas Office of the Governor

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

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 Education

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

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

US Office of Management and Budget