Legal Opinion
Schlier v. Milwaukee Electrical Tool Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 29, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-5192PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM—ORDER
ROBRENO, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is defendant’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a). Defendant made its Motion at the conclusion of plaintiffs ease-in-chief.
I. DISCUSSION
A. Standard for Rule 50(a) Motions
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a)(1) provides that “[i]f during a trial by jury a party has been fully heard with respect to an issue and there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to have found for that party with respect to that issue, the court may grant a motion for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Altronics of Bethlehem, Inc. Altronics of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Repco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- John N. Wittekamp v. Gulf & Western, Inc. Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. Gulf & Western Manufacturing Co. And Wickes Manufacturing John N. WittekampCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Rogers v. Johnson & Johnson Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Griggs v. BIC Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by15 opinions
- DeWitt v. Eveready Battery Co., Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
- Dansak v. Cameron Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Lemay v. BurnettSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
- Hamilton v. Emerson Electric Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
- Piezo Crystal Co. v. Uddeholm Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
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