Frustrated by missing mail, one American takes the Postal Service to court

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A Texas landlord’s suit against the U.S. Postal Service is before the Supreme Court, alleging employees deliberately withheld her mail for two years.

The case challenges whether the Postal Service is immune from lawsuits over intentional mail failures, a decision that could reshape how the agency operates.

The Postal Service warns the ruling could spark a flood of litigation.

HARTFORD, Conn. — 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-st