NIGP 96921: Judgments & Settlements, Claimant

NIGP 96921 Judgments & Settlements, Claimant is an Item code under which state and local governments record and process payments arising from legal judgments, settlements, and claim resolutions where the government is the defendant and a claimant (individual, business, or organization) is the recipient. This code captures the financial obligation side of litigation outcomes—funds disbursed to resolve civil disputes, personal injury claims, contract breaches, employment matters, and administrative appeals. The scope includes judgment amounts awarded by courts, negotiated settlement payments, and claim payouts, but does not include the procurement of legal services or litigation support; those functions sit in separate codes. State and local agencies use this code to track and budget for the direct costs of dispute resolution, separating them from operational and capital spending.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities or issuing-body examples under this code. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IBFs, or ITBs in the available records, no geographic concentration, issuing-body mix, or representative opportunities can be characterized. This code functions primarily as an accounting and budget classification for governments to record judgment and settlement disbursements rather than as a vehicle for competitive procurement activity.