(1) The term “State attorney general” means the chief legal officer of a State, or any other person authorized by State law to bring actions under section 15c of this title, and includes the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia, except that such term does not include any person employed or retained on—(A) a contingency fee based on a percentage of the monetary relief awarded under this section; or
(B) any other contingency fee basis, unless the amount of the award of a reasonable attorney’s fee to a prevailing plaintiff is determined by the court under section 15c(d)(1) of this title.
(2) The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(3) The term “natural persons” does not include proprietorships or partnerships.
Structure US Code
CHAPTER 1— MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
§ 1. Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty
§ 2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
§ 3. Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony
§ 4. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
§ 5. Bringing in additional parties
§ 6. Forfeiture of property in transit
§ 6a. Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations
§ 7. “Person” or “persons” defined
§ 7a–1. Limitation on recovery
§ 7a–2. Rights, authorities, and liabilities not affected
§ 7a–3. Anti-retaliation protection for whistleblowers
§ 8. Trusts in restraint of import trade illegal; penalty
§ 9. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
§ 10. Bringing in additional parties
§ 11. Forfeiture of property in transit
§ 12. Definitions; short title
§ 13. Discrimination in price, services, or facilities
§ 13b. Cooperative association; return of net earnings or surplus
§ 13c. Exemption of non-profit institutions from price discrimination provisions
§ 14. Sale, etc., on agreement not to use goods of competitor
§ 15. Suits by persons injured
§ 15a. Suits by United States; amount of recovery; prejudgment interest
§ 15c. Actions by State attorneys general
§ 15e. Distribution of damages
§ 15f. Actions by Attorney General
§ 15h. Applicability of parens patriae actions
§ 17. Antitrust laws not applicable to labor organizations
§ 18. Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another
§ 18a. Premerger notification and waiting period
§ 18b. Mergers involving foreign government subsidies
§ 19. Interlocking directorates and officers
§ 21a. Actions and proceedings pending prior to ; additional and continuing violations
§ 22. District in which to sue corporation
§ 23. Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses
§ 24. Liability of directors and agents of corporation
§ 25. Restraining violations; procedure
§ 26. Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs
§ 26a. Restrictions on the purchase of gasohol and synthetic motor fuel
§ 26b. Application of antitrust laws to professional major league baseball
§ 27. Effect of partial invalidity
§§ 32, 33. Repealed. , §§ 209, 210, ,
§ 34. Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36
§ 37. Immunity from antitrust laws
§ 37b. Confirmation of antitrust status of graduate medical resident matching programs
§ 38. Association of marine insurance companies; application of antitrust laws