OPINION
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:
As a general rule, only a franchisee may recover attorney fees under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act. However, 15 U.S.C. § 2805(d)(3) authorizes a district court to award attorneys' fees to a franchisor—against a franchisee—if the franchisee is found to have brought a frivolous PMPA action. In this case, Chevron U.S.A., the franchisor, brought suit for declaratory judgment against one of its franchised...
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