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28 U.S.C. § 2678 — Attorney fees; penalty

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28 U.S.C. § 2678 — Attorney fees; penalty

No attorney shall charge, demand, receive, or collect for services rendered, fees in excess of 25 per centum of any judgment rendered pursuant to [section 1346(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1346/b&num=0&edition=prelim) or any settlement made pursuant to [section 2677 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section2677&num=0&edition=prelim), or in excess of 20 per centum of any award, compromise, or settlement made pursuant to [section 2672 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section2672&num=0&edition=prelim).

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28 U.S.C. § 2672 — Administrative adjustment of claims

The head of each Federal agency or his designee, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, may consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, and settle any claim for money damages against the United States for injury or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the agency while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred: Provided, That any award, compromise, or settlement in excess of $25,000 shall be effected only with the prior written approval of the Attorney General or his designee. Notwithstanding the proviso contained in the preceding sentence, any award, compromise, or settlement may be effected without the prior written approval of the Attorney General or his or her designee, to the extent that the Attorney General delegates to the head of the agency the authority to make such award, compromise, or settlement. Such delegations may not exceed the authority delegated by the Attorney General to the United States attorneys to settle claims for money damages against the United States. Each Federal agency may use arbitration, or other alternative means of dispute resolution under the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 5, to settle any tort claim against the United States, to the extent of the agency’s authority to award, compromise, or settle such claim without the prior written approval of the Attorney General or his or her designee.

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28 U.S.C. § 2677 — Compromise

The Attorney General or his designee may arbitrate, compromise, or settle any claim cognizable under [section 1346(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1346/b&num=0&edition=prelim), after the commencement of an action thereon.

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28 U.S.C. § 2678 — Attorney fees; penalty

Page 642 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 2678 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 934 (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 413, 60 Stat. 845). Changes were made in phraseology. SENATE REVISION AMENDMENT This section was renumbered ‘‘2676’’ by Senate amendment. See 80th Congress Senate Report No. 1559. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1966—Pub. L. 89–506 struck out provision requiring that approval of court be obtained before Attorney General could arbitrate, compromise, or settle a claim after commencement of an action thereon. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1966 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 89–506 applicable to claims ac- cruing six months or more after July 18, 1966, see sec- tion 10 of Pub. L. 89–506, set out as a note under section 2672 of this title. § 2678. Attorney fees; penalty No attorney shall charge, demand, receive, or collect for services rendered, fees in excess of 25 per centum of any judgment rendered pursuant to section 1346(b) of this title or any settlement made pursuant to section 2677 of this title, or in excess of 20 per centum of any award, com- promise, or settlement made pursuant to section 2672 of this title. Any attorney who charges, demands, receives, or collects for services rendered in connection with such claim any amount in excess of that al- lowed under this section, if recovery be had, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 984; Pub. L. 89–506, § 4, July 18, 1966, 80 Stat. 307.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 944 (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 422, 60 Stat. 846). Words ‘‘shall be guilty of a misdemeanor’’ and ‘‘shall, upon conviction the

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