Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§15f Actions by Attorney General
Title 15 › CHAPTER 1 — MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE › § 15f
Summary
When the U.S. Attorney General files an antitrust lawsuit and thinks a State attorney general could sue over the same alleged violation, the U.S. Attorney General must quickly send that State attorney general a written notice. If the State attorney general asks, the U.S. Attorney General must, as allowed by law, share investigative files and other relevant materials that could help the State evaluate or bring the case.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §15f
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(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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The antitrust laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are defined in section 12 of this title. This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, known as the Clayton Act, which is classified generally to section 12, 13, 14 to 19, 21, and 22 to 27 of this title, and section 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
References in Text
note set out under section 12 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
Reference
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 15f
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110