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The Post Office lost my passport. I was supposed to travel abroad on August 3rd and stay over there until the pandemic is over. I cancelled the passport and I applied for a new one, but the Post Office refused to pay for it! The Post Office have to pay for my new passport, for my plane ticket, for the expenses I have now due to the fact that I am in the States, and for all the time going back and forth trying to locate my passport. My family is devastated, and I am stuck here. To make things worst, the new passport will arrive in 5-6 months (due to the COVID). I want to know how to proceed to sue the Post Office and recover that money. Thank you.
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You may attempt to sue the United State Postal Service by having your attorney file a lawsuit in federal court. However, you can't really sue them for a lost item as The Post Office enjoys special legal protections as a government agency, unlike its compettitors. The 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) protects the USPS from being sued for “[a]ny claim arising out of the loss, miscarriage, or negligent transmission of letters or postal matter.” Sorry you do not have a case.
Answered on Aug 12th, 2020 at 9:26 AM
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