TITLE XXXI
TRADE AND COMMERCE

CHAPTER 356
COMBINATIONS AND MONOPOLIES

Section 356:4-b

    356:4-b State Remedies. – In any action brought pursuant to RSA 356:4-a the superior court may assess, for the benefit of the state, a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation of any provision of this chapter. The superior court may also grant mandatory injunctions reasonably necessary to eliminate restrictions in trade or commerce declared unlawful by this chapter. In any such action, the state shall be entitled to recover the costs of the action. In any action brought pursuant to RSA 356:4-a, II, the state shall recover actual damages sustained, and as determined by the court, the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees. If the trier of facts finds that the violation is willful or flagrant, the court shall award as much as 3 times, but not less than 2 times the actual damages.

Source. 1973, 434:1. 1979, 385:5. 2007, 336:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.