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Assembly Bill A5321

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes a class action law suit in anti-trust actions

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2017-A5321 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §340, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3271
2011-2012: A933, A8949
2013-2014: A904
2015-2016: A3266
2019-2020: A4002
2021-2022: A9198
2023-2024: A899

2017-A5321 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a class action lawsuit in anti-trust actions.

2017-A5321 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5321
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  authorizing  a
   class action law suit in the state anti-trust law
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 340 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  ANY  DAMAGES RECOVERABLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE RECOVERED
 IN ANY ACTION WHICH A COURT MAY AUTHORIZE  TO  BE  BROUGHT  AS  A  CLASS
 ACTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE NINE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09499-01-7

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