Legal Opinion
Ellison v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2008No. 07-2068PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Heather Ellison asks us to reinstate her tort claim against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Because she filed this lawsuit almost seven months after the Postal Service denied her claim, because the Act requires claimants to file their claims within six months of the agency’s written denial of the claim and because her alternative readings of the Act are unconvincing, we affirm.
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On April 4, 2005, Brian Gill was driving his motorcycle north on Hull Road in Monroe County, Michigan, as Linda McEachern, a United States Postal Service employee,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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