§ 36. — Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC36]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 36. Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on
claim against person based on official action directed by local
government, or official or employee thereof acting in an
official capacity
(a) Prohibition in general
No damages, interest on damages, costs or attorney's fees may be
recovered under section 4, 4A, or 4C of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 15,
15a, or 15c) in any claim against a person based on any official action
directed by a local government, or official or employee thereof acting
in an official capacity.
(b) Nonapplication of prohibition for cases commenced before effective
date of provisions
Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to cases
commenced before the effective date of this Act.
(Pub. L. 98-544, Sec. 4, Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2750.)
References in Text
For effective date of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b), see
Effective Date note below.
Effective Date
Section effective thirty days before Oct. 24, 1984, see section 6 of
Pub. L. 98-544, set out as a note under section 34 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 34 of this title.
