(August 18, 2015, 3:41 PM EDT) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. — A personal injury claim levied by a patron who suffered a slip-and-fall accident at his local post office was rejected Aug. 11 by a South Carolina federal judge (Henry Taylor v. United States of America, No. 13-3144, D. S.C.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104928.).

(Decision available. Document #77-150826-005Z.)

U.S. Judge J. Michelle Childs of the District of South Carolina found instead that plaintiff Henry Taylor is unable to demonstrate a violation of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), codified at 28 U.S. Code...