Settlement or Judgment After the Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 258

Payment of settlements and judgments after the initiation of litigation pursuant to M.G.L. c. 258 ordinarily shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth in 815 CMR 5.09 and shall be made only from funds obtained, as described below, through funds specifically appropriated to pay such judgments or settlements. But in exceptional circumstances such settlements and judgments may be paid from the Tort Claim Fund if approved by the Secretary of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance.