HB 1371 — An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing cause of action for antitrust conduct, for indirect purchaser recovery under State antitrust laws and for premerger notice of health care mergers and transactions; and imposing penalties.

PRINTER'S NO.   1567

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1371
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, SOLOMON, VENKAT, ISAACSON, HOWARD, PIELLI,
        SANCHEZ, FIEDLER, SCHLOSSBERG, HANBIDGE, PARKER, BRENNAN,
        KHAN, FREEMAN, KENYATTA, DONAHUE, HILL-EVANS, FRANKEL, OTTEN,
        DEASY AND GREEN, MAY 1, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 1, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, establishing cause of action for
 3      antitrust conduct, for indirect purchaser recovery under
 4      State antitrust laws and for premerger notice of health care
 5      mergers and transactions; and imposing penalties.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.    Title 12 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 9   Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
10                                 CHAPTER 9
11                         PENNSYLVANIA OPEN MARKETS
12   Sec.
13   901.   Scope of chapter.
14   902.   Declaration of purpose.
15   903.   Definitions.
16   904.   Prohibited acts.
17   905.   Enforcement by Attorney General.
18   906.   Measurement of damages.
 1   907.   Premerger notification regarding health care.
 2   908.   Civil investigation.
 3   909.   Criminal penalties.
 4   910.   Standing.
 5   911.   Antitrust enforcement by private parties.
 6   912.   Cooperation with Federal Government, other states and
 7               state agencies.
 8   913.   Agency cooperation.
 9   914.   Exceptions.
10   915.   Applicability.
11   916.   Action not barred as affecting or involving interstate or
12               foreign commerce.
13   917.   Construction.
14   918.   Remedies cumulative.
15   § 901.   Scope of chapter.
16      This chapter relates to open markets in this Commonwealth.
17   § 902.   Declaration of purpose.
18      The purpose of this chapter is to promote free enterprise and
19   free trade in the marketplaces of this Commonwealth by
20   prohibiting restraints of trade that are secured through
21   monopolistic or collusive practices and that act or tend to act
22   to decrease competition between and among persons engaged in
23   commerce and trade.
24   § 903.   Definitions.
25      The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
26   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
27   context clearly indicates otherwise:
28      "Acquisition."      An agreement, arrangement or activity, the
29   consummation of which results in a person acquiring, directly or
30   indirectly, the control of another person or the ability to

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 1   influence the competitive conduct of the target person, and
 2   includes the acquisition of voting securities and noncorporate
 3   interests, such as assets, capital stock, membership interests
 4   or equity interests.
 5      "Contracting affiliation."    The formation of a relationship
 6   between two or more persons that permits the persons to
 7   negotiate jointly with insurers or third-party administrators
 8   over rates for professional medical services or for one person
 9   to negotiate on behalf of the other person with insurers or
10   third-party administrators over rates for professional medical
11   services.
12      "Hart-Scott-Rodino Act."    Title II of the Clayton Antitrust
13   Act (Public Law 63-212, 15 U.S.C. § 18a).
14      "Health care facility."    As defined in section 802.1 of the
15   act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care
16   Facilities Act.
17      "Health care facility system."       Either of the following:
18          (1)   a parent corporation of one or more health care
19      facilities and a person affiliated with the parent
20      corporation through ownership or control; or
21          (2)   a health care facility and a person affiliated with
22      the health care facility through direct or indirect
23      ownership, including a private equity fund.
24      "Health care practitioner."     As defined in section 103 of the
25   Health Care Facilities Act.
26      "Health care services."    Medical, surgical, chiropractic,
27   hospital, optometric, dental treatment, podiatric,
28   pharmaceutical, ambulance, mental health, substance use
29   disorder, therapeutic, preventative, diagnostic, curative,
30   rehabilitative, palliative, custodial and other services

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 1   relating to the prevention, cure or treatment of illness, injury
 2   or disease.
 3      "Health care services revenue."      The total revenue received
 4   for health care services in the previous 12 months.
 5      "Insurer."    As defined in 40 Pa.C.S. § 9103 (relating to
 6   definitions).
 7      "Merger."    A consolidation of two or more persons, including
 8   two or more persons joining through a common parent organization
 9   or two or more organizations forming a new organization. The
10   term does not include a corporate reorganization.
11      "Monopoly."    The power to control prices and exclude
12   competition as a seller.
13      "Monopsony."    The power to control prices and exclude
14   competition as a buyer.
15      "Provider organization."     A corporation, partnership,
16   business trust, association or organized group of persons,
17   whether incorporated or not, that is in the business of health
18   care delivery or management and that represents two or more
19   health care practitioners in contracting with insurers or third-
20   party administrators for the payments of health care services.
21   The term includes a physician organization, physician-hospital
22   organization, independent practice association, provider network
23   and accountable care organization.
24      "Third-party administrator."     A person that administers
25   payments for health care services on behalf of a client in
26   exchange for an administrative fee.
27      "Trade or commerce."     Economic activity directly or
28   indirectly affecting the people of this Commonwealth.
29   § 904.   Prohibited acts.
30      (a)   Restraints of trade.--A contract, a combination in the

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 1   form of trust or otherwise or a conspiracy in restraint of trade
 2   or commerce, is unlawful.
 3      (b)   Monopolize or monopsonize.--It is unlawful for a person
 4   to monopolize or monopsonize, to attempt to monopolize or
 5   monopsonize, to maintain a monopoly or monopsony or to combine
 6   or conspire with another person to monopolize or monopsonize, in
 7   any part of trade or commerce.
 8      (c)   Acquisitions.--It is unlawful for a person to acquire,
 9   directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the stock,
10   share capital or other equity interest of another person or the
11   whole or any part of the assets of another person if any of the
12   following apply:
13            (1)   The effect of the acquisition may be substantially
14      to lessen competition in any part of trade or commerce.
15            (2)   The effect of the acquisition tends to create a
16      monopoly or monopsony of any part of trade or commerce.
17   § 905.   Enforcement by Attorney General.
18      (a)   Action on behalf of Commonwealth.--If the Attorney
19   General has reason to believe that a person, foreign or
20   domestic, has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage
21   in an act or practice that is unlawful under this chapter, the
22   Attorney General may bring a civil action in the name of the
23   Commonwealth against the person to:
24            (1)   Obtain a declaratory judgment that the act or
25      practice violates this chapter.
26            (2)   Enjoin an act or practice that violates this chapter
27      by issuing a temporary restraining order, an ex parte
28      temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
29      injunction, without bond.
30            (3)   Recover a civil penalty of not less than $100,000

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 1      for each violation of this chapter or of an injunction,
 2      judgment or consent agreement issued or entered into under
 3      this chapter.
 4            (4)   Obtain an order requiring divestiture of assets:
 5                  (i)    acquired in violation of this chapter and after
 6            the court determines that divestiture is necessary to
 7            avoid the creation or continuation of a monopoly or to
 8            avoid a likely substantial lessening of competition that
 9            results from a transaction found to be in violation of
10            this chapter; or
11                  (ii)   to restore competition to a line of commerce
12            that has been eliminated by a violation of this chapter.
13            (5)   Recover actual damages, restitution or disgorgement
14      on behalf of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth agencies
15      injured either directly or indirectly through a violation of
16      this chapter.
17      (b)   Action on behalf of natural person.--The Attorney
18   General may bring a civil action in the name of the Commonwealth
19   on behalf of a natural person injured directly or indirectly to
20   recover damages, restitution or disgorgement through a violation
21   of this chapter.
22      (c)   Recovery authorized.--The Attorney General shall recover
23   the costs of an investigation, expert costs and reasonable
24   attorney fees and costs if successful in an action initiated
25   under this section.
26      (d)   Jurisdiction.--A civil action under this section may be
27   brought by the Attorney General in Commonwealth Court or in the
28   court of common pleas of the county in which a party resides or
29   has a principal place of business.
30      (e)   Investigation.--

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 1            (1)   If the Attorney General has reason to believe that a
 2      person, whether foreign or domestic, has engaged in or is
 3      engaging in a violation of this chapter or of a Federal
 4      antitrust law that may be enforced by the Attorney General,
 5      the Attorney General may initiate an investigation.
 6            (2)   As part of an investigation under this section, the
 7      Attorney General may administer oaths and affirmations,
 8      subpoena witnesses and documentary material, propound
 9      interrogatories to be answered in writing under oath and
10      collect evidence.
11            (3)   The Attorney General may use the information
12      obtained under this section as the Attorney General
13      determines necessary in the civil enforcement of this chapter
14      or Federal antitrust law that may be enforced by the Attorney
15      General, including presentation before a court.
16            (4)   The Attorney General may cooperate with and
17      coordinate enforcement of this chapter and Federal antitrust
18      law that may be enforced by the Attorney General with the
19      Federal Government, the several states and state agencies,
20      including using and sharing information and evidence obtained
21      under this chapter.
22      (f)   Presumptions.--In an action brought by the Attorney
23   General under this chapter and the act of October 15, 1980
24   (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act:
25            (1)   The Attorney General is the sole party for discovery
26      purposes and is deemed to lack possession, custody or control
27      over documents possessed by the General Assembly, other
28      Commonwealth officers or other Commonwealth agencies.
29            (2)   If the action is asserted on behalf of a
30      Commonwealth agency, the Attorney General may facilitate

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 1      nonparty discovery from the Commonwealth agency but is not
 2      otherwise obligated under section 913 (relating to agency
 3      cooperation) or section 208 of the Commonwealth Attorneys
 4      Act.
 5             (3)   If the Attorney General does not seek to recover
 6      damages for an injury suffered by a Commonwealth agency,
 7      nonparty discovery of the Commonwealth agency is
 8      presumptively unreasonable and unduly burdensome.
 9   § 906.    Measurement of damages.
10      (a)    Prevailing plaintiff.--In an action brought under this
11   chapter in which the plaintiff prevails, the prevailing
12   plaintiff shall recover treble damages sustained, reasonable
13   attorney fees and costs, expert witness fees and investigative
14   costs.
15      (b)    Method.--In an action under this chapter, damages may be
16   proved and assessed in the aggregate by statistical or sampling
17   methods, by the computation of illegal overcharges or
18   underpayment or by another reasonable system of estimating
19   aggregate damages as the court may permit without the necessity
20   of separately proving the individual claim of, or amount of
21   damage to, persons on whose behalf the suit was brought.
22      (c)    Interest.--Damages for injuries by reason of anything
23   prohibited under this chapter shall include interest computed
24   from the date on which the injury is sustained, at a rate equal
25   to the statutory rate for postjudgment interest, and the cost of
26   suit, including reasonable attorney fees.
27   § 907.    Premerger notification regarding health care.
28      (a)    General notification.--A person conducting business in
29   this Commonwealth that is required to file the notification and
30   report form for certain mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-

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 1   Scott-Rodino Act shall provide the same notice and documentation
 2   in its entirety to the Office of Attorney General at the same
 3   time that notice is filed with the Federal Trade Commission or
 4   the United States Department of Justice.
 5      (b)   Health care notification.--
 6            (1)   It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure
 7      that competition beneficial to consumers in health care
 8      markets across this Commonwealth remains vigorous and robust.
 9            (2)   The General Assembly supports the intent through
10      this section, which provides the Office of Attorney General
11      with notice of all material health care transactions in this
12      Commonwealth, so that the Office of Attorney General has the
13      information necessary to determine whether an investigation
14      under this chapter is warranted for potential anticompetitive
15      conduct and consumer harm.
16            (3)   In addition to requiring notice under subsection (a)
17      for transactions not involving health care, this section is
18      also intended to supplement the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by
19      requiring notice of health care transactions not reportable
20      under the reporting thresholds of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
21      and by providing the Office of Attorney General with a copy
22      of filings made in accordance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
23      (c)   Notice of material change.--
24            (1)   Not less than 120 days prior to the effective date
25      of a health care transaction that results in a material
26      change, the parties to the health care transaction shall
27      submit written notice to the Office of Attorney General of
28      the material change.
29            (2)   For the purposes of this section, a material change
30      includes a merger, acquisition or contracting affiliation

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 1    between two or more persons of the following types:
 2                (i)     health care facilities;
 3                (ii)     health care facility systems; or
 4                (iii)     provider organizations.
 5          (3)   A material change includes proposed changes
 6    identified in paragraph (1) between a Pennsylvania person and
 7    an out-of-State person where the out-of-State person
 8    generates at least $10,000,000 in health care services
 9    revenue from patients residing in this Commonwealth and the
10    persons are of the types identified in paragraph (2). A party
11    to a material change that is licensed or operating in this
12    Commonwealth shall submit a notice as required under this
13    section.
14          (4)   For purposes of paragraph (2), a merger, acquisition
15    or contracting affiliation between two or more health care
16    facilities, health care facility systems or provider
17    organizations only qualifies as a material change if the
18    health care facilities, health care facility systems or
19    provider organizations did not previously have common
20    ownership or a contracting affiliation.
21    (d)   Notice requirements.--
22          (1)   The written notice provided by the parties, as
23    required by subsection (c), shall include:
24                (i)     The names of the parties and their current
25          business addresses.
26                (ii)     Identification of all locations where health
27          care services are currently provided by each party.
28                (iii)     Identification of all health care
29          practitioners who currently provide health care services
30          for each party.

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 1                  (iv)   A brief description of the nature and purpose
 2            of the proposed material change.
 3                  (v)    The anticipated effective date of the proposed
 4            material change.
 5            (2)   Nothing in this section shall be construed to
 6      prohibit the parties to a material change from voluntarily
 7      providing additional information to the Office of Attorney
 8      General.
 9      (e)   Requests for additional information.--
10            (1)   The Office of Attorney General must make a request
11      for additional information from the parties under this
12      chapter within 30 days of the date notice is received under
13      subsections (a), (c) and (d).
14            (2)   Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
15      preclude the Office of Attorney General from conducting an
16      investigation or enforcing Federal or State antitrust laws at
17      a later date.
18      (f)   Health care premerger notification.--A health care
19   facility, health care facility system, health care practitioner
20   or provider organization conducting business in this
21   Commonwealth that files a premerger notification with the
22   Federal Trade Commission or the United States Department of
23   Justice, in compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, shall
24   provide a copy of the filing to the Office of Attorney General.
25   Providing a copy of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing to the
26   Office of Attorney General satisfies the notice requirement
27   under subsection (d).
28      (g)   Materials submitted to the Office of Attorney General.--
29            (1)   Information submitted to the Office of Attorney
30      General under this section shall be maintained and used by

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 1      the Office of Attorney General in the same manner and under
 2      the same protections as provided under this chapter.
 3            (2)   Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit
 4      the Office of Attorney General's authority under this
 5      chapter.
 6            (3)   Failure to comply with this section does not provide
 7      a private cause of action.
 8      (h)   Penalty for noncompliance.--A person that fails to
 9   comply with this section is liable to the Commonwealth for a
10   civil penalty of not more than $200 per day for each day of
11   noncompliance.
12   § 908.   Civil investigation.
13      (a)   Power of Attorney General to conduct.--
14            (1)   If the Attorney General has reason to believe that a
15      person, whether foreign or domestic, has engaged in or is
16      engaging in a violation of this chapter or of a Federal
17      antitrust law that may be enforced by the Attorney General,
18      the Attorney General may initiate an investigation.
19            (2)   As part of an investigation under this section, the
20      Attorney General may administer oaths and affirmations,
21      subpoena witnesses and documentary material, propound
22      interrogatories to be answered in writing under oath and
23      collect evidence.
24            (3)   The Attorney General may use the information
25      obtained under this section as the Attorney General
26      determines necessary in the civil enforcement of this chapter
27      or Federal antitrust law that may be enforced by the Attorney
28      General, including presentation before a court.
29            (4)   An interrogatory or subpoena served under this
30      subsection shall inform the party served of the right to file

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 1    a petition as provided in subsection (b).
 2    (b)   Petition authorized.--
 3          (1)   Not later than five business days after the service
 4    of an interrogatory or subpoena, or at any time before the
 5    return date specified in the interrogatory or subpoena, the
 6    party served under this section may file in Commonwealth
 7    Court a petition for an order modifying or setting aside the
 8    interrogatory or subpoena.
 9          (2)   The party must serve the Attorney General with a
10    copy of the petition.
11          (3)   The petitioner may raise an objection or privilege
12    that would be available under this chapter or upon service of
13    a subpoena in a civil action.
14    (c)   Location for production of documentary material.--
15          (1)   If documentary material that the Attorney General
16    seeks to obtain by subpoena is not located within this
17    Commonwealth and is not reducible to electronic reproduction
18    and transmission, the party subpoenaed may make the
19    documentary material available to the Attorney General to
20    examine the documentary material at the place where the
21    documentary material is located.
22          (2)   The Attorney General may designate representatives,
23    including officials of the state in which the documentary
24    material is located, to inspect the documentary material on
25    the Attorney General's behalf.
26          (3)   The Attorney General may respond to similar requests
27    from officials of other states and may inspect documentary
28    material on their behalf.
29    (d)   Investigation enforcement order.--
30          (1)   The Attorney General may apply to Commonwealth Court

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 1      for an order compelling compliance of a party who fails to
 2      obey a subpoena or answer an interrogatory issued under this
 3      section without lawful excuse and upon reasonable notice to
 4      all persons affected by the subpoena or interrogatory.
 5            (2)   The Attorney General may request that an individual
 6      who refuses to comply with a subpoena or answer an
 7      interrogatory on the grounds that the testimony or
 8      documentary material may incriminate the individual be
 9      ordered by the court to provide the testimony or documentary
10      material.
11            (3)   Except for a prosecution for perjury, an individual
12      who complies with a court order to provide testimony or
13      matter after asserting a privilege against self-incrimination
14      to which the individual is entitled by law shall not have the
15      testimony or documentary material provided, or evidence
16      derived therefrom, or received against the individual used in
17      a criminal investigation or proceeding.
18      (e)   Duty to comply.--A person, whether foreign or domestic,
19   upon whom an interrogatory or subpoena is served pursuant to
20   this section shall comply with the terms of the interrogatory or
21   subpoena unless otherwise provided by this section or by court
22   order.
23      (f)   Liability.--
24            (1)   A person shall be liable for a civil penalty as
25      provided in this subsection if the person:
26                  (i)   fails to appear with the intent to avoid, evade
27            or prevent compliance, in whole or in part, with an
28            investigation under this chapter or removes from a place,
29            conceals, withholds, mutilates, alters, destroys or by
30            other means falsifies a matter or documentary material in

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 1            the possession, custody or control of a person, subject
 2            to the request or subpoena; or
 3                  (ii)   knowingly conceals relevant information with
 4            the intent to avoid, evade or prevent compliance.
 5            (2)   The Attorney General may, upon petition to
 6      Commonwealth Court, recover a civil penalty not to exceed
 7      $25,000. If a civil penalty is assessed in or as the result
 8      of litigation, the Attorney General is entitled to reasonable
 9      attorney fees and costs.
10      (g)   Access to information of other agencies and
11   confidentiality.--
12            (1)   If criminal or civil intelligence, records of
13      investigations, investigative information or other
14      information held by a Federal or State agency is available to
15      the Attorney General on a confidential or restricted basis,
16      the Attorney General may obtain and use the information,
17      unless otherwise prohibited by law, in the enforcement of
18      this chapter, including presentation before a court.
19            (2)   A record of an investigation or intelligence or
20      investigative information that is exempt from disclosure
21      under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as
22      the Right-to-Know Law, shall remain confidential except as
23      provided in this section and be exempt from disclosure under
24      that act.
25      (h)   Records of investigation.--A written response, testimony
26   or document obtained by the Attorney General under this section,
27   or information derived directly or indirectly from a written
28   response, testimony or document obtained by the Attorney
29   General, shall be deemed a record of an investigation and shall
30   be exempt from disclosure under the Right-to-Know Law.

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 1   § 909.   Criminal penalties.
 2      A person, including an agent or officer of the person, who
 3   knowingly commits an unlawful act under section 904(a) or (b)
 4   (relating to prohibited acts) is guilty of a felony of the third
 5   degree and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to a term of
 6   imprisonment of not more than four years or sentenced to pay a
 7   fine of not more than $1,000,000, or both. If the person who
 8   knowingly committed an unlawful act under section 904(a) or (b)
 9   is a corporation, the corporation shall be sentenced to pay a
10   fine of not more than $1,000,000. An indictment or information
11   based on a violation of this chapter must be filed within five
12   years after the violation. No criminal proceeding barred by a
13   prior limitation shall be revived by this chapter.
14   § 910.   Standing.
15      A person that has suffered damages as a result of prohibited
16   acts enumerated in section 904 (relating to prohibited acts)
17   shall have standing to commence an action in a court of
18   competent jurisdiction.
19   § 911.   Antitrust enforcement by private parties.
20      (a)   Election.--The plaintiff in an action commenced under
21   this chapter may elect to sue for and recover either treble
22   damages sustained or the full amount of the plaintiff's
23   overcharge or underpayment without regard to any portion of the
24   overcharge or underpayment that was recovered upon resale. An
25   action under this section may be brought by a person injured in
26   the person's business or property under this chapter, regardless
27   of whether the person dealt directly or indirectly with the
28   defendant. A remedy under this section is in addition to any
29   other remedy under law and may not diminish or offset any other
30   remedy. Proof of liability as a result of anticompetitive

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 1   conduct in violation of this chapter shall not require proof of
 2   individual reliance.
 3      (b)   Class action.--An action brought under this section may
 4   be maintained as a class action pursuant to the Pennsylvania
 5   Rules of Civil Procedure.
 6   § 912.   Cooperation with Federal Government, other states and
 7                  state agencies.
 8      The Attorney General may cooperate with and coordinate
 9   enforcement of this chapter and Federal antitrust law that may
10   be enforced by the Attorney General with the Federal Government,
11   the several states and state agencies, including using and
12   sharing information and evidence obtained under this chapter.
13   § 913.   Agency cooperation.
14      (a)   Duties of Commonwealth agencies.--All Commonwealth
15   agencies shall assist the Attorney General in the enforcement of
16   this chapter, if requested, and shall promptly comply with any
17   request for documents, testimony or information.
18      (b)   Attorney General.--The Attorney General shall provide
19   notice to:
20            (1)   The Department of Health of any enforcement action
21      initiated under section 905 (relating to enforcement by
22      Attorney General) as well as the resolution of any action
23      initiated under section 905 that involves a health care
24      facility or a health care facility system.
25            (2)   The Insurance Department of any enforcement action
26      initiated under section 905 as well as the resolution of any
27      action initiated under section 905 that involves an insurer.
28   § 914.   Exceptions.
29      This chapter shall not make illegal an activity or conduct
30   exempt under any statute of the United States or the

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 1   Commonwealth.
 2   § 915.   Applicability.
 3      This chapter shall not apply to:
 4            (1)   a cooperative association or an employee-owned
 5      enterprise, corporate or otherwise, of farmers, gardeners or
 6      dairy producers, including livestock farmers and fruit
 7      growers, nor to a contract, agreement or arrangement made by
 8      the association or enterprise, nor to a bona fide labor
 9      union; or
10            (2)   the business of insurance to the extent that the
11      business:
12                  (i)    does not constitute a boycott, coercion or
13            intimidation or an agreement to boycott, coerce or
14            intimidate; and
15                  (ii)    does not relate to the business of health
16            insurance, including the business of dental insurance and
17            limited-scope dental benefits.
18   § 916.   Action not barred as affecting or involving interstate
19                  or foreign commerce.
20      An action under this chapter may not be barred on the grounds
21   that the activity or conduct complained of affects or involves
22   interstate or foreign commerce.
23   § 917.   Construction.
24      This chapter shall be construed in harmony with judicial
25   interpretations of comparable Federal antitrust statutes insofar
26   as practicable.
27   § 918.   Remedies cumulative.
28      The remedies afforded by this chapter are cumulative.
29      Section 2.        The addition of 12 Pa.C.S. Ch. 9 shall apply to
30   any action or proceeding brought by the Attorney General and

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1   pending on the effective date of this section.
2      Section 3.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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