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SCOTUS: Postal Service can’t be sued for ‘intentional’ failure to deliver mail
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the FTCA’s postal exception bars claims over intentional mail nondelivery, shielding USPS under sovereign immunity.
Frustrated by missing mail, a landlord has taken the Postal Service to court
A Texas landlord's case before the U.S. Supreme Court is challenging the U.S. Postal Service's exemption from lawsuits over lost or mishandled mail. The landlord alleges her mail was deliberately withheld for two years.
Driver involved in crash with Postal Service van settles for $3M
A Johnson County man secured a $3 million settlement under the Federal Tort Claims Act after a USPS driver caused a 2022 crash in Missouri.
SCOTUS revives tort claims over FBI search of wrong house
The Supreme Court revives a lawsuit against the FBI for a 2017 wrong-house raid, clarifying the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Couple rear-ended by postal truck recover from U.S.
A crash involving a postal truck resulted in a net recovery of more than $1.1 million for a St. Louis County couple.
Man rear-ended by mail truck recovers for injuries from U.S.
A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to pay more than $226,000 in damages to a man who was injured in a crash with a mail truck.
Judge awards $94,880 in damages for seized coin collection
A federal judge in Kansas City has awarded a New Mexico woman nearly $95,000, finding the U.S. government liable for conversion after it seized 364,000 $1 presidential coins from her […]
VA failed to timely diagnose cancer, judge rules, awards $5.7M
A federal judge has awarded a Cape Girardeau couple $5.7 million in damages after finding that the federal government, through the Department of Veterans Affairs, was negligent in failing to […]
VA sex-abuse claims settle for $6.97 million
The U.S. government has agreed to pay $6.97 million to settle claims from 82 people who accused a former physician assistant at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas of sexually […]
Civil Practice: Federal Tort Claims Act-Statute of Limitations-Equitable Tolling
Where appellant challenged the district court’s finding that her claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act was time-barred, the court properly found that the action was untimely, and she did […]
Birth injury settled for $1M as federal tort claim
An infant injured at birth at a federally funded health care facility in Illinois reached a $1 million settlement with the U.S. government, according to his attorneys. Rachel Roman and […]
Torts: Federal Tort Claims Act-Discretionary Function Exception-Sovereign Immunity
Where a man, who was severely injured while working in a gravel mine, sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleging that his injuries were caused in […]
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