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15 U.S.C. § 2072 — Suits for damages

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15 U.S.C. § 2072 — Suits for damages

**(a) Persons injured; costs; amount in controversy** Any person who shall sustain injury by reason of any knowing (including willful) violation of a consumer product safety rule, or any other rule or order issued by the Commission may sue any person who knowingly (including willfully) violated any such rule or order in any district court of the United States in the district in which the defendant resides or is found or has an agent, shall recover damages sustained and may, if the court determines it to be in the interest of justice, recover the costs of suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (determined in accordance with [section 2060(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2060/f&num=0&edition=prelim)) and reasonable expert witnesses’ fees: Provided, That the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $10,000, exclusive of interest and cost, unless such action is brought against the United States, any agency thereof, or any officer or employee thereof in his official capacity. **(b) Denial and imposition of costs** Except when express provision is made in a statute of the United States, in any case in which the plaintiff is finally adjudged to be entitled to recover less than the sum or value of $10,000, computed without regard to any setoff or counterclaim to which the defendant may be adjudged to be entitled, and exclusive of interests and costs, the district court may deny costs to the plaintiff and, in addition, may impose costs on the plaintiff. **(c) Remedies available** The remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies provided by common law or under Federal or State law.

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28 U.S.C. § 1331 — Federal question

The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.

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15 U.S.C. § 2051 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

**(a)** The Congress finds that— (1) an unacceptable number of consumer products which present unreasonable risks of injury are distributed in commerce; (2) complexities of consumer products and the diverse nature and abilities of consumers using them frequently result in an inability of users to anticipate risks and to safeguard themselves adequately; (3) the public should be protected against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products; (4) control by State and local governments of unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products is inadequate and may be burdensome to manufacturers; (5) existing Federal authority to protect consumers from exposure to consumer products presenting unreasonable risks of injury is inadequate; and (6) regulation of consumer products the distribution or use of which affects interstate or foreign commerce is necessary to carry out this chapter. **(b)** The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products; (2) to assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer products; (3) to develop uniform safety standards for consumer products and to minimize conflicting State and local regulations; and (4) to promote research and investigation into the causes and prevention of product-related deaths, illnesses, and injuries.

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15 U.S.C. § 2052 — Definitions

**(a) In general** In this chapter: (1) **Appropriate Congressional committees** — The term “appropriate Congressional committees” means the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (2) **Children’s product** — The term “children’s product” means a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. In determining whether a consumer product is primarily intended for a child 12 years of age or younger, the following factors shall be considered: (A) A statement by a manufacturer about the intended use of such product, including a label on such product if such statement is reasonable. (B) Whether the product is represented in its packaging, display, promotion, or advertising as appropriate for use by children 12 years of age or younger. (C) Whether the product is commonly recognized by consumers as being intended for use by a child 12 years of age or younger. (D) The Age Determination Guidelines issued by the Commission staff in September 2002, and any successor to such guidelines. (3) **Commerce** — The term “commerce” means trade, traffic, commerce, or transportation— (A) between a place in a State and any place outside thereof, or (B) which affects trade, traffic, commerce, or transportation described in subparagraph (A). (4) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Consumer Product Safety Commission, established by [section 2053 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2053&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) **Consumer product** — The term “consumer product” means any article, or component part thereof, produced or distributed (i) for sale to a consumer for use in

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28 U.S.C. § 1 — Number of justices; quorum

The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum.

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15 U.S.C. § 2072 — Suits for damages

Page 1754 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2072 ralty. Whenever such proceedings involving sub- stantially similar consumer products are pend- ing in courts of two or more judicial districts they shall be consolidated for trial by order of any such court upon application reasonably made by any party in interest upon notice to all other parties in interest. (Pub. L. 92–573, § 22, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1225; Pub. L. 94–284, §§ 11(b), 12(c), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 507, 508.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–284, §§ 11(b), 12(c)(1), des- ignated existing provision as par. (1) and (3), added par. (2), and in provision following par. (3) substituted ‘‘(without regard to section 2076(b)(7)(A) of this title)’’ for ‘‘(with the concurrence of the Attorney General)’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–284, § 12(c)(2), amended subsec. (b) generally, inserting provision designated as par. (2) which included within consumer products liable to pro- ceedings, a product of which the manufacture for sale, offering for sale, distribution in commerce, or importa- tion into the United States has been prohibited. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the sixtieth day following Oct. 27, 1972, see section 34 of Pub. L. 92–573, set out as a note under section 2051 of this title. § 2072. Suits for damages (a) Persons injured; costs; amount in controversy Any person who shall sustain injury by reason of any knowing (including willful) violation of a consumer product safety rule, or any other rule or order issued by the Commission may sue any person who knowingly (including willfully) vio- lated any such rule or order in any district court of the United States in the district in which the defendant resides or is found

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