U.S. Navy contractors can't dodge a claim for $6 million in damages caused by pile driving vibrations during wharf renovations at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled, finding that the contractors weren't entitled to immunity because the Navy did not have complete discretion over the operation.
A federal judge is poised to force Philadelphia’s hand after a breakout of Covid-19 shuttered the police unit that handles requests for gun permits.
Gun owners who have been waiting months just to apply for a permit to carry a loaded firearm in Philadelphia sued the city on Nov. 20. They included this image in their complaint, showing a sign taped to the door of the police department’s Gun Permit Unit that says the office is closed until further notice. (Image via Courthouse News)
PHILADELPHIA (CN) Having closed the physical doors, Philadelphia must accept applications for gun permits submitted by mail and online under the terms of a compromise that a federal judge endorsed in court Thursday.