Full/Raw Text of 15  USC §15e

Cite.  15 USC Sec. 15e 01/05/99

Expcite.  Title 15 - Commerce and Trade; Chapter 1 - Monopolies and Combinations In Restraint of Trade

Head. Sec. 15e. Distribution of damages

Statute.  Monetary relief recovered in an action under section 15c(a)(1) of this title shall -

(1) be distributed in such manner as the district court in its discretion may authorize; or

(2) be deemed a civil penalty by the court and deposited with the State as general revenues; subject in either case to the requirement that any distribution procedure adopted afford each person a reasonable opportunity to secure his appropriate portion of the net monetary relief.

Source.  (Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, Sec. 4E, as added Pub. L. 94-435, title III, Sec. 301, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1395.)

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.

Section Referred to in Other Sections.  This section is referred to in sections 15g, 15h of this title.