15 U.S.C. § 7a–2 — Rights, authorities, and liabilities not affected

submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-237 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 135 words · no verdicts yet

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This law says the leniency-agreement rules in sections 7a through 7a-3 don't change three things. The Antitrust Division can still seek a stay or protective order to protect its own investigation. Nobody gets a new right to challenge its leniency decisions, and other parties' liability stays the same.

Nothing in sections 7a through 7a–3 of this title should be read to: (1) take away the Antitrust Division's right to ask for a stay or protective order in a civil case based on leniency-covered conduct, to keep the cooperation described in section 7a–1(b) from getting in the way of the Antitrust Division's own investigation or prosecution of that conduct; (2) create any new right to challenge a decision the Antitrust Division makes about an antitrust leniency agreement; or (3) change the joint-and-several liability of any party in a civil case described in section 7a–1(a) — except for the liability limit that section 7a–1(a) itself gives to the antitrust leniency applicant and cooperating individuals.

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Nothing in sections 7a to 7a–3 of this title shall be construed to—

(1)

affect the rights of the Antitrust Division to seek a stay or protective order in a civil action based on conduct covered by an antitrust leniency agreement to prevent the cooperation described in section 7a–1(b) of this title from impairing or impeding the investigation or prosecution by the Antitrust Division of conduct covered by the agreement;

(2)

create any right to challenge any decision by the Antitrust Division with respect to an antitrust leniency agreement; or

(3)

affect, in any way, the joint and several liability of any party to a civil action described in section 7a–1(a) of this title, other than that of the antitrust leniency applicant and cooperating individuals as provided in section 7a–1(a) of this title.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–237, title II, § 214, June 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 667; Pub. L. 111–190, § 4, June 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 1276.)

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2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-237 · 118 Stat. 667
2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-190 · 124 Stat. 1276

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-237 on 2004-06-22.

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