; and (C) a person who participated with a defendant or related party in an alleged violation that is being litigated in the civil action may be joined in the civil action without regard to the residence of the person. (6) Preemptive action by FTC Whenever a civil action or an administrative action has been instituted by or on behalf of the Commission for violation of any rule described under paragraph (1), no State may, during the pendency of such action instituted by or on behalf of the Commission, institute a civil action under paragraph (1) against any defendant named in the complaint in such action for violation of any rule as alleged in such complaint. (7) Award of costs and fees If a State prevails in any civil action under paragraph (1), the State can recover reasonable costs and attorney fees. (c) Private right of action Any person who suffers injury as a result of another person’s violation of a rule prescribed pursuant to section 3(1) or 4(2), may bring a civil action against such person in a United States district court and may recover from such person damages for such injury plus $1,000 for each requirement or prohibition set forth in such sections that such person violated with respect to a ticket sold to the person bringing such action, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. 7. Nonpreemption Nothing in this Act shall affect the authority of any State or local government to establish or continue in effect a provision of law of the State or local government relating to the regulation of the resale of tickets to events or the pricing of such tickets for resale, except to the extent that such provision is inconsistent with this Act or a regulation promulgated under this Act, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. A provision of law of a State or local government is not inconsistent with this Act or a regulation promulgated under this Act if such provision provides equal or greater protection to purchasers than the protection provided under this Act or such regulation. 8. FTC study of