Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§22 District in Which to Sue Corporation

Title 15 › CHAPTER 1 — MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE › § 22

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

You can bring an antitrust lawsuit against a corporation in the federal court district where the company has its legal home, or in any district where you can find it or where it does business. Court papers can be served in the district of its home or wherever the company is found.

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Title 15, §22

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Any suit, action, or proceeding under the antitrust laws against a corporation may be brought not only in the judicial district whereof it is an inhabitant, but also in any district wherein it may be found or transacts business; and all process in such cases may be served in the district of which it is an inhabitant, or wherever it may be found.

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The antitrust laws, referred to in text, are defined in section 12 of this title.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 22

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102