Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 17, 1989No. 642-87LPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NAPIER, Judge:
This case is brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(1) by an attorney seeking recovery from the Government of attorney fees he was unable to collect from his client. He alleges that the Government’s refusal to pay his client’s claim in the form of a joint-payee check, payable to the attorney and his client, constitutes a breach of an agreement between himself and the Government. Furthermore, the complaint alleges that the Government violated applicable federal regulations. The complaint asserts that both causes of action render the Government liable for the uncollected…
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