Q: Where do I file if I live in Maryland, but the personal injury occurred in VA?
In 2015 I was unjustly suspended, denied reasonable accommodation, went through depression, and still having mental issues, because the union never let me see an arbitrator, and just settled the case, but the settlement specifically states that the lump sum payment was for the denial of light duties; what about the unjust suspension?I’m wanting to sue the Post Office in a civil case, but there’s a discrepancy about which state to file in, seeing as I live in MD, I was working in VA at the time, and the Post Office itself is Nationwide. I know it’s untimely for the discrimination claim, but the statute of limitations in VA for cicl cases is 2 years, meaning I have til November to present my case. As it relates to the Discovery of Harm, I’m just now comping to grips with the fact that me ever recouping anything from the Post Office, by going through all those administrative remedies will leave me indefinitely confined to a mental hospital, because nothing I do to try and let it go works.
A:
I assume you have provided your federal tort claims act notice and received the notice that they will not be resolving it.
I believe you may file in Maryland but they may ask that it be transfered to virginia. You should get a consultation from an attorney that specializes in Post Offcie cases --if there isn't one in Baltimore, there probably is one in DC. Look under the Md. Assn for Justice or the Trial Lawyers Assn Metro District of Columbia who handles post office cases or at least employment cases. If they are dubious, you may want to consider letting it go. Spending a year getting beat up in Federal Court won't be an emotionally or otherwise rewarding experience.
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