cfr_sections: 29:29:1.1.1.1.16.2.27.4
Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API
This data as json
| section_id | title_number | title_name | chapter | subchapter | part_number | part_name | subpart | subpart_name | section_number | section_heading | agency | authority | source_citation | amendment_citations | full_text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29:29:1.1.1.1.16.2.27.4 | 29 | Labor | 15 | PART 15—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT AND RELATED CLAIMS STATUTES | B | Subpart B—Claims Against the Government Under the Federal Tort Claims Act | 15.103 | § 15.103 May an agent or legal representative file an FTCA administrative claim on behalf of a claimant? | DOL | 28 U.S.C. 2672; 28 CFR § 14.11; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 29 U.S.C. 2897(b). | 77 FR 22207, Apr. 13, 2012, unless otherwise noted. | (a) An agent or legal representative may file a claim on behalf of a claimant. (b) Representative's fees are limited to not more than 20 percent of the amount paid for a claim settled in an administrative claim, and to not more than 25 percent of a judgment or settlement award after litigation is initiated. 28 U.S.C. 2678. (c) If a representative is dismissed from representing a claimant before the claim is resolved, the representative may not place a lien on the claimant's recoveries under the claim. (d) Any purported representative of a minor must provide documentation that he or she is the legal agent of that minor. |