(1)Unless the power of attorney otherwise
provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect
to claims and litigation authorizes the agent to:
(a)Assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim,
claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense,
including an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages
sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an injunction,
specific performance, or other relief;
(b)Bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise
participate in litigation;
(c)Seek an attachment, garnishment, order of arrest, or other preliminary,
provisional, or intermediate relief and use an available procedure to effect
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(1) Unless the power of attorney otherwise
provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect
to claims and litigation authorizes the agent to:
(a) Assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim,
claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense,
including an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages
sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an injunction,
specific performance, or other relief;
(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise
participate in litigation;
(c) Seek an attachment, garnishment, order of arrest, or other preliminary,
provisional, or intermediate relief and use an available procedure to effect or
satisfy a judgment, order, or decree;
(d) Make or accept a tender, offer of judgment, or admission of facts, submit
a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination, and bind
the principal in litigation;
(e) Submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, and propose or accept a
compromise;
(f) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept
service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon which process
directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on
the principal's behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give
surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of
records and briefs, receive, execute, and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release,
confession of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other
instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or
litigation;
(g) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency, whether
voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with
respect to a reorganization, receivership, or application for the appointment of a
receiver or trustee that affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing
of value;
(h) Pay a judgment, award, or order against the principal or a settlement
made in connection with a claim or litigation; and
(i) Receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds
of a claim or litigation.