15 U.S.C. § 36 — Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity

submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-544 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 89 words · no verdicts yet

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No one can recover damages, interest, costs, or attorney's fees under three specific Clayton Act antitrust provisions for a claim based on official action a local government (or its official or employee) directed. This protection does not apply to cases already filed before this law took effect.

(a) Prohibition. No damages, interest on damages, costs, or attorney's fees can be recovered under section 4, 4A, or 4C of the Clayton Act, in any claim against a person, if that claim is based on official action that a local government — or an official or employee of that local government acting officially — directed. (b) Exception for older cases. This prohibition does not apply to cases that were already filed before this Act's effective date.

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(a) Prohibition in general

No damages, interest on damages, costs or attorney’s fees may be recovered under section 4, 4A, or 4C of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 15, 15a, or 15c) in any claim against a person based on any official action directed by a local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity.

(b) Nonapplication of prohibition for cases commenced before effective date of provisions

Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to cases commenced before the effective date of this Act.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–544, § 4, Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2750.)

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1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-544 · 98 Stat. 2750

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