COPEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 20-3136.

3 F.4th 875 (2021)

Kelly A. COPEN; Paul Copen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Farmers Insurance, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 6, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Craig G. Pelini , PELINI, CAMPBELL & WILLIAMS, LLC, North Canton, Ohio, for Appellants. Ruchi V. Asher , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Federal Appellee. ON BRIEF: Craig G. Pelini , PELINI, CAMPBELL & WILLIAMS, LLC, North Canton, Ohio, for Appellants. Ruchi V. Asher , Karen E. Swanson Haan , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Federal Appellee.

STRANCH, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which SUTTON, C.J., joined, and ROGERS, J., joined in part. ROGERS, J. (pp. 884-87), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


OPINION

Paul Copen was driving his daughter Kelly's vehicle when it was struck by a driver for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Kelly was riding in the passenger seat. The vehicle was damaged, and both Kelly and Paul state that they were physically injured in the accident. This case concerns whether...

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