Merrill Benton v. United States of America and the United States Postal Service

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1992-02-12

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PER CURIAM. Merrill Benton appeals the district court's grant of the Government’s motion to dismiss her complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and (6). She contends that the district court erred in concluding that (1) the exclusive remedy provision of the Federal Employees Compensation Act barred her recovery u…

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