Postal Service v. Konan · ¶21

The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed.It held that “the terms ‘loss,’ ‘miscarriage,’ and ‘negligent transmission’ do not encompass the intentional act of not de- livering the mail at all.”96 F. 4th 799, 804 (2024).It reasoned that Konan’s claims did not arise out of the “loss” of mail “because the mail was not destroyed or misplaced by unintentional action.”Id., at 802 (emphasis added).It also reasoned that Konan’s claims did not arise from the “miscarriage” of mail “because there was no attempt at a carriage.”Ibid.And it reasoned that Konan’s claims did not arise from the “negligent transmission” of mail because “the postal workers’ actions were intentional.”Ibid.

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