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Postal Exception
Definition
A provision in the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 2680(b)) that preserves the government's sovereign immunity for 'any claim arising out of the loss, miscarriage, or negligent transmission of mail.' It means you cannot sue the government for certain mail-related injuries.
Examples
- •The central dispute is whether this exception bars Konan's claims that postal employees intentionally withheld her mail as part of racial harassment.