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Antitrust: Private Rights of Action

Learn about private rights of action by individuals harmed by prohibited restrictive conduct.

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In this lesson, we’ll learn about private rights of action by individuals harmed by prohibited restrictive conduct.

 I.              Private Enforcement 

Section 4 of the Clayton Act gives individuals and businesses harmed by unlawful anticompetitive conduct the ability to bring private lawsuits. However, not all violations of the federal antitrust laws, and indeed, not even all violations that cause harm to a private...