342-C - Tolling of the period of limitations by proceedings of the United States.

§  342-c.  Tolling  of the period of limitations by proceedings of the  United States. Whenever any civil or criminal proceeding  is  instituted  by  the federal government to prevent, restrain, or punish violations of  the federal antitrust laws, the running of the period of limitations  in  respect  of  every  right of action arising under sections three hundred  forty, three hundred forty-two and three  hundred  forty-two-a  of  this  article,  based  in  whole or in part on any matter complained of in the  federal proceeding, shall be  suspended  during  the  pendency  of  said  proceeding and for one year thereafter; provided, however, that whenever  the running of the period of limitations in respect of a right of action  arising  under  sections three hundred forty, three hundred forty-two or  three hundred forty-two-a of this article is  suspended  hereunder,  any  action  to  enforce  such right of action shall be forever barred unless  commenced either within the period of suspension or within the period of  limitations otherwise prescribed in this article.