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# 15 U.S.C. § 22 - District in which to sue corporation

## Text

Any suit, action, or proceeding under the antitrust laws against a corporation may be brought not only in the judicial district whereof it is an inhabitant, but also in any district wherein it may be found or transacts business; and all process in such cases may be served in the district of which it is an inhabitant, or wherever it may be found.

(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 12, 38 Stat. 736.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe antitrust laws, referred to in text, are defined in section 12 of this title.