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01/03/05

Sec. 15f. Actions by Attorney General


(a) Notification to State attorney general
Whenever the Attorney General of the United States has brought an
action under the antitrust laws, and he has reason to believe that
any State attorney general would be entitled to bring an action
under this Act based substantially on the same alleged violation of
the antitrust laws, he shall promptly give written notification
thereof to such State attorney general.
(b) Availability of files and other materials
To assist a State attorney general in evaluating the notice or in
bringing any action under this Act, the Attorney General of the
United States shall, upon request by such State attorney general,
make available to him, to the extent permitted by law, any
investigative files or other materials which are or may be relevant
or material to the actual or potential cause of action under this
Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE
Injuries sustained prior to Sept. 30, 1976, not covered by this
section, see section 304 of Pub. L. 94-435, set out as a note under
section 15c of this title.

Last modified: June 14, 2006