A final judgment or decree determining that a person has violated this chapter in an action brought by the District of Columbia under section 28-4506 , other than a consent judgment or decree entered before any testimony at trial has been taken or entered pursuant to a plea of nolo contendere, shall be prima facie evidence against such person in any other action against such person under section 28-4508 or 28-4509 as to all matters with respect to which the judgment or decree would be an estoppel between the parties to that judgment or decree.
(Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-169, § 2, 27 DCR 5368.)
1981 Ed., § 28-4510.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Chapter 45 - Restraints of Trade
§ 28–4501. Definition and purpose
§ 28–4502. Contract, combination, or conspiracy to restrain trade
§ 28–4505. Civil investigative demand
§ 28–4506. Criminal enforcement by the District of Columbia
§ 28–4507. Damages and injunctive relief for injuries to or within the District of Columbia
§ 28–4508. Relief for private parties
§ 28–4509. Indirect purchasers
§ 28–4510. Judgment in favor of the District of Columbia as prima facie evidence
§ 28–4511. Limitations on actions
§ 28–4512. Assurance of discontinuance
§ 28–4513. Cooperation with federal government and states
§ 28–4514. Remedies cumulative