[naviga:h3]Court hands gun permit holders win [/naviga:h3]

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appeals court is reviving a lawsuit by four people with permits to carry concealed weapons who argue the sheriff shouldn’t be sending notices about their permits by postcards without envelopes.

A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel on Friday said a county judge in Chambersburg should not have thrown out the complaint by three men and a woman over the use of postcards to inform people about approvals, denials, revocations and renewals.

The decision says the confidentiality provisions in the Uniform Firearms Act allow concealed carry license applicants’ information to be disclosed only to courts or criminal justice agencies.

The lawyer for the licensees says violations carry civil damages of $1,000 per occurrence, plus legal fees.

[naviga:h3]Pa. jobless rate sees setback[/naviga:h3]

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate shot up in April for the biggest one-month increase since 2009. Payrolls also showed the biggest one-month drop since 2009.

The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday that the jobless rate rose to 5.3 percent in April, up from 4.9 percent in March. The national rate was 5 percent in April.

Meanwhile, a survey of employers found that seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls dropped by about 16,900 jobs in April, after nearly hitting 5.9 million.

The figures are preliminary and could change.

The civilian labor force grew by 24,000. Employment dropped by 3,000 to remain above 6.1 million while unemployment grew by 27,000 to 344,000.

The leisure and hospitality services sector recorded the biggest drop, at nearly 6,000. The education and health services sector rose by nearly 6,000.

[naviga:h3]Family settles suit against UPMC[/naviga:h3]

PITTSBURGH — An attorney says the family of a woman who died during a mold outbreak at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has settled their lawsuit with the hospital network.

A Pittsburgh newspaper reports that James Datillo confirmed the settlement, but not its terms, on Friday. UPMC officials didn’t immediately respond to inquiries.

The lawsuit alleged 47-year-old Tracy Fischer, of Erie, died in October 2014 after contracting a fungal infection at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said a specially ventilated room in the hospital’s cardiothoracic intensive care unit might have been the source of the mold.