Legal Opinion
Global Mail Limited v. United States Postal Service, United Parcel Service, Incorporated Air Courier Conference of America, Amici Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1998No. 97-1146PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Senior Judge BRITT joined.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Global Mail Limited, a private courier service, brought this action alleging that the United States Postal Service (USPS) had violated the Lanham Act in advertising its international mailing service under the name “Global Priority Mail.” The district court determined that USPS was immune from Lan-ham Act suits through its retained sovereign immunity, and dismissed the suit. We reverse.
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Global Mail Limited (Global), an…
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