Provisions for treble damages, attorney fees, and various other remedies.
If a jury ruled against Microsoft, the treble damages would surely total several billion dollars, legal experts said.
He said that "landlords who do this risk having to pay treble damages" if the practice is struck down in court.
It has also asked for treble damages, amounting to about $1.8 million.
It asks the court to order Amgen to stop its practices and pay treble damages.
Both the federal and civil components allow the recovery of treble damages.
In some states customers can also seek treble damages under consumer fraud statutes.
Some statutes mandate awards of treble damages for all violations.
This civil cause of action provides a private party the means to recover treble damages plus attorney's fees.
The league, the lawyer added, faced the risk of treble damages over the lockout.