16 CFR § 1016.2 - Definition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1016.2"
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title: "16 CFR § 1016.2 - Definition."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1016.2"
section_name: "Definition."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1016"
part_name: "POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND COMMISSION EMPLOYEE TESTIMONY IN PRIVATE LITIGATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2051-81; 15 U.S.C. 1261-74; 15 U.S.C. 1191-1204; 15 U.S.C. 1471-76; 15 U.S.C. 1211-14; 5 U.S.C. 552; and 5 U.S.C. 552a."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 6594, Mar. 2, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1016"
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# 1016.2 Definition.

*Private litigation* refers to any legal proceeding which does not involve the United States government, or any department or agency of the U.S. government, as a party.