United States First Circuit

The Postal Reorganization Act, 39 USC 101 et seq., and the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 USC 1346(b), 2671-2680, taken together, do not waive the Postal Service's immunity for state defamation or tortious interference claims

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/26/2001
• Published 01/26/2001

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward S. MacColl, with whom Thompson, Bull, Furey, Bass & MacColl, L.L.C., John S. Campbell, and Campbell & McArdle, P.A., were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Halsey B. Frank, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jay P. McCloskey, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.