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15 U.S.C. § 15g — Definitions

submitted 112 years ago by Pub. L. 94-435 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 155 words · no verdicts yet

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This section defines three terms used in sections 15c through 15f: "State attorney general," "State," and "natural persons." A "State attorney general" doesn't include lawyers paid on certain contingency-fee arrangements, and "natural persons" doesn't include businesses like proprietorships or partnerships.

This section defines three terms for sections 15c, 15d, 15e, and 15f. (1) "State attorney general" means a state's chief legal officer, or anyone else state law authorizes to bring actions under section 15c — this includes the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia. But it excludes anyone hired on: (A) a contingency fee that's a percentage of the money recovered under this section; or (B) any other contingency-fee arrangement, unless a court sets the winning attorney's fee under section 15c(d)(1) instead. (2) "State" means a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any other U.S. territory or possession. (3) "Natural persons" does not include proprietorships or partnerships — only individual people count.
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For the purposes of sections 15c, 15d, 15e, and 15f of this title:

(1)

The term “State attorney general” means the chief legal officer of a State, or any other person authorized by State law to bring actions under section 15c of this title, and includes the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia, except that such term does not include any person employed or retained on—

(A)

a contingency fee based on a percentage of the monetary relief awarded under this section; or

(B)

any other contingency fee basis, unless the amount of the award of a reasonable attorney’s fee to a prevailing plaintiff is determined by the court under section 15c(d)(1) of this title.

(2)

The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

(3)

The term “natural persons” does not include proprietorships or partnerships.

Source credit: (Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 4G, as added Pub. L. 94–435, title III, § 301, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1396.)

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  • 1914Enacted · Pub. L. 94-435 · 90 Stat. 1396

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