United States Second Circuit

The postal matter exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act does not bar tort claims resulting from the negligence of a postal employee who places a package where someone might slip on it. It refers only to negligence resulting in loss of, or damage to, the postal material itself.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/14/2004
• Published 01/14/2004

Judges

• KATZMANN, Circuit Judge., Before:  CARDAMONE, SOTOMAYOR, KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Slavitt,Slavitt, Connery & Vardamis, Norwalk, CT for Plaintiffs-Appellants Lenore S. Raila, Whitton A. Raila.


• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas P. Morabito, Assistant United States Attorney, William J. Nardini (on the brief) for Kevin J. O'Connor, United States Attorney, District of Connecticut, for Defendant-Appellee United States of America.