21 U.S.C. § 904
Payment of tort claims
Notwithstanding section 2680(k) of title 28, the Attorney General, in carrying out the functions of the Department of Justice under this subchapter, is authorized to pay tort claims in the manner authorized by section 2672 of title 28, when such claims arise in a foreign country in connection with the operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration abroad.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases, 1994–2020 · leading case: Gutierrez De Martinez v. Lamagno, 515 U.S. 417 (1995).
Gutierrez De Martinez v. Lamagno, 515 U.S. 417 (1995). “21 U. S. C. § 904 (authorizing executive settlement of tort claims that "arise in a foreign country in connection with the operations of the [DEA] abroad").”
Araceli Rodriguez v. Lonnie Swartz, 899 F.3d 719 (9th Cir. 2018). “150 21 U.S.C. § 904 ; 22 U.S.C. § 2669-1 ; 10 U.”
Hernandez v. Mesa, 140 S. Ct. 735 (2020). “§ 2669 (b) (State Department may settle and pay certain claims for death, injury, or property loss or damage "for the purpose of promoting and maintaining friendly relations with foreign countries"); § 2669-1 (Secretary of State has authority to pay tort claims arising in…”
Agency for Int'l Dev. v. All. for Open Soc'y Int'l, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 2082 (2020). “§ 2340A ; 21 U.S.C. § 904 ; 22 U.S.C. §§ 2669 , 2669-1 ; 42 U.”
Hernández v. Mesa, 589 U.S. 93 (2020). “§2669 (b) (State De- partment may settle and pay certain claims for death, in- jury, or property loss or damage “for the purpose of promot- ing and maintaining friendly relations with foreign countries”); §2669–1 (Secretary of State has authority to pay tort claims arising in…”
Jesus Hernandez v. Unknown Named Agents, et, 785 F.3d 117 (5th Cir. 2015). “Finally, Congress has exemplars both for establishing a compensation system for victims of United States government overseas torts, see 21 U.S.C. § 904 , and also for waiving foreign sovereign immunity, see 28 U.”
Romero v. Consulate of US, Barranquilla, Colombia, 860 F. Supp. 319 (E.D. Va. 1994). “Plaintiffs counter that Congress has enacted an exception to this general rule at 21 U.S.C. § 904 , which provides that the Attorney General is authorized to pay tort claims in the manner authorized by the FTCA when such claims arise in a foreign country in connection with the…”
Couzado v. United States Ex Rel. Drug Enf't Admin. of the Dep't of Just., 105 F.3d 1389 (11th Cir. 1997). “See 21 U.S.C. § 904 . Plaintiffs counter that this argument was not raised by the government in the district court and, accordingly, should not be considered for the first time on appeal.”
Mattes v. Chairman Vietnamese Commandos Comp. Comm'n, 173 F.3d 817 (11th Cir. 1999). “2d 375 (1995)(citing 21 U.S.C. § 904 which authorizes executive settlement of tort claims that arise in a foreign country in connection with DEA operations abroad).”
Agency for Int'l Dev. v. All. for Open Soc'y, 591 U.S. 430 (2020). “§2340A; 21 U. S. C. §904 ; 22 U. S. C. §§2669 , 2669–1; 42 U.”
Mattes v. Chairman Vietnamese, 173 F.3d 817 (11th Cir. 1999). “417, 430 (1995)(citing 21 U.S.C. § 904 which authorizes executive settlement of tort claims that arise in a foreign country in connection with DEA operations abroad).”
DeMartinez v. DEA (4th Cir. 1997). “They sought relief under 21 U.S.C.A. § 904 (West 1994), which provides a discretionary remedy for torts that arise from DEA operations in a foreign country.”
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