Frustrated by missing mail, one American took the Postal Service to court
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As a general rule, it's difficult to sue the U. S. Postal Service for lost, delayed or mishandled mail. But a case before the U. S. Supreme Court involving a Texas landlord who alleges her mail was deliberately withheld for two years is looking to challenge that, in a proceeding the cash-strapped Postal Service says could prompt a deluge of lawsuits over the very common, if frustrating, phenomenon of missing mail. That concern takes on particular resonance during the I...
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