January 23, 2015 – The Postal Service filed a lawsuit Dec. 23 against the Postal Regulatory Commission for the right to create a new product for DVD and disc mailings. The agency wants the court to overturn the oversight body’s decision that denied the Postal Service the ability to create a new product called the […]
BOSTON – A former postal worker was sentenced today for stealing more than 200 video games from the mail. James L. White, 68, of Dorchester, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to 30 days in prison, three years of supervised release, and $8,000 in restitution to Gamefly. In January, White pleaded guilty […]
BOSTON – A former postal worker pleaded guilty today to stealing more than 200 video games from the mail. James L. White, 68, of Dorchester, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to theft of mail. Sentencing is scheduled for May 8, 2014. The statutory maximum penalty for the crime is five years […]
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Netflix Inc got an unfair advantage from the U.S. Postal Service’s special handling of its DVDs, and ordered postal officials to remedy the discrimination or offer a good explanation. The unanimous decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a win […]
Press release from Postal Regulatory Commission: Washington, DC –The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued Order No. 718, in the Complaint of Gamefly, Inc. (GameFly) against the United States Postal Service, concluding that the Postal Service has unlawfully discriminated against GameFly. The Commission directed the Postal Service to modify its Mail Classification Schedule for round-trip DVD […]
Gamefly Asks PRC To Speed Up Decision In USPS Preferential Treatment To Netflix Case In April 2009 Gamefly filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission stating that Netflix & Blockbuster envelopes were getting preferential treatment from USPS. Larry J. Belair, USPS senior plant manager in San Diego said in a 2010 filing to PRC: […]