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Civil action and damages - 62 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4504

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     § 4504.  Civil action and damages.
        (a)  Government agency to have right of action.--Any
     government agency entering into a contract which is or has been
     the subject of activities prohibited by section 4503 (relating
     to prohibited activities) shall have a right of action against
     the participants in the prohibited activities to recover
     damages.
        (b)  Options.--The government agency shall have the option to
     proceed jointly and severally in a civil action against any one
     or more of the participants for recovery of the full amount of
     the damages. There shall be no right to contribution among
     participants not named defendants by the government agency.
        (c)  Measure of damages.--The measure of damages recoverable
     under this section shall be the actual damages, which damages
     shall be trebled plus the cost of suit, including reasonable
     attorney fees.
        (d)  When cause of action arises.--The cause of action shall
     arise at the time the government agency which entered into the
     contract discovered or should have discovered the conduct
     amounting to the unlawful offense. The action shall be brought
     within four years of the date that the cause of action arose. No
     civil action shall be maintained after the expiration of ten
     years from the date the contract was signed by the parties.
        (e)  Conviction to be dispositive of liability.--Any
     conviction under section 4503 shall be dispositive of the
     liability of the participants with the only issues for trial
     being the fact and amount of damages.

        Cross References.  Section 4504 is referred to in section
     4508 of this title.

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