46 USC App 786: Arbitration, compromise, or settlement
Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2000
From Title 46-AppendixCHAPTER 22-SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST UNITED STATES FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY PUBLIC VESSELS OR FOR TOWAGE OR SALVAGE SERVICES
§786. Arbitration, compromise, or settlement
The Attorney General of the United States is authorized to arbitrate, compromise, or settle any claim on which a libel or cross libel would lie under the provisions of this chapter, and for which a libel or cross libel has actually been filed.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, §6,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Admiralty and maritime rules of practice (which included libel procedures) were superseded, and civil and admiralty procedures in United States district courts were unified, effective July 1, 1966, see rule 1 and Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims, Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 787 of this Appendix.