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title: "7 U.S.C. § 2565"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2565 - Attorney fees

## Text

The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.

(Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 125, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1556.)