A. The Attorney General on behalf of the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the Commonwealth or county attorney on behalf of a county, or the city attorney on behalf of a city, or the town attorney on behalf of a town may institute actions and proceedings for injunctive relief, disgorgement, and other forms of equitable monetary relief as the court deems appropriate, and civil penalties for violations of this chapter. In any such action or proceeding in which the plaintiff substantially prevails, the court may award the cost of suit, including reasonable attorney fees, to such plaintiff.
B. The Commonwealth, a political subdivision thereof, or any public agency injured in its business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter, may recover the actual damages sustained, reasonable attorney fees and the costs of suit. If the trier of facts finds that the violation is willful or flagrant, it may increase damages to an amount not in excess of three times the actual damages sustained.
C. The Attorney General in acting under subsection (a) or (b) of this section may also bring such action on behalf of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, provided that the Attorney General shall notify each such subdivision of the pendency of the action and give such subdivision the option of exclusion from the action.
D. The Attorney General may bring a civil action to recover damages and secure other relief as provided by this chapter as parens patriae respecting injury to the general economy of the Commonwealth.
1974, c. 545; 1982, c. 60; 1988, c. 589; 2023, c. 522.
Notes of Decisions
California v. Infineon Tech. AG, 531 F. Supp. 2d 1124 (N.D. Cal. 2007).
· cites it 3× “§ 39-3-190; Va.Code Ann. § 59.1-9.15(a, c). In response, plaintiffs contend that reliance on antitrust statutes alone is insufficient, as the plaintiff States’ Attorneys General are authorized to bring Cartwright Act claims on behalf of residents and government entities by…”
State v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., 944 A.2d 315 (Conn. 2008).
“[b] [a]s parens patriae, with respect to direct or indirect damages to the general economy of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision thereof’); Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-9.15 (d) (2006) (“[t]he Attorney General may bring a civil action to recover damages and secure other…”
Sullivan v. DB Investments, Inc., 613 F.3d 134 (3rd Cir. 2010).
“) That is a misapprehension. We are certainly not saying that nuanced differences among state laws will prevent the certification of a class, nor are we suggesting that a state-by-state cataloguing of differences in state law is necessary every time a multi-jurisdiction class is…”
Commonwealth v. Winslow, 9 Va. Cir. 130 (Prince William Cir. Ct. 1987).
· cites it 11× “12) and suits on behalf of the State (§ 59.1-9.15). The issue arises from the fact that both sections are subdivided into suits for damages and suits in equity.”
Courthouse Cafeteria, Inc. v. Cnty. of Fairfax, 3 Va. Cir. 56 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 1982).
· cites it 2× “Section 59.1-9.15 specifically grants the State the power to maintain an action, but contains no reference to the State’s amenability to suit.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-9.15(a) — 2 cases
Commonwealth v. Winslow, 9 Va. Cir. 130 (Prince William Cir. Ct. 1987).
“12) and suits on behalf of the State (§ 59.1-9.15). The issue arises from the fact that both sections are subdivided into suits for damages and suits in equity.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-9.15(d) — 1 case
Sullivan v. DB Investments, Inc., 613 F.3d 134 (3rd Cir. 2010).
“) That is a misapprehension. We are certainly not saying that nuanced differences among state laws will prevent the certification of a class, nor are we suggesting that a state-by-state cataloguing of differences in state law is necessary every time a multi-jurisdiction class is…”
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