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28 U.S.C. § 4105

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Attorneys’ fees
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/us/usc/t28/s4105
Title
28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Chapter
PTVI/CH181
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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In any action brought in a domestic court to enforce a foreign judgment for defamation, including any such action removed from State court to Federal court, the domestic court shall, absent exceptional circumstances, allow the party opposing recognition or enforcement of the judgment a reasonable attorney’s fee if such party prevails in the action on a ground specified in section 4102(a), (b), or (c). (Added Pub. L. 111–223, § 3(a), Aug. 10, 2010, 124 Stat. 2383.)

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