Recent News About Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl
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ALLENTOWN – A religious order who alleged its rights to practice its faith were being infringed through construction of a natural gas pipeline and lost in federal court for lack of jurisdiction, have appealed their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit from a religious order which alleged their rights to practice their faith were being infringed through construction of a natural gas pipeline, for lack of jurisdiction.
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ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has granted a stay to arbitration proceedings between a small Pennsylvania chemical company and a pair of domestic and international competitors the former says conspired to steal patented technology it created – technology which could later be used to generate solar energy.
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Jan. 31 in the suits below:
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Hamilton Equipment Inc. against Danuser Machine Company Inc. on Jan. 31.
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PHILADELPHIA — A plaintiff who sued elevator and realty companies for negligence as a result of injuries she suffered in an allegedly violent elevator fall has settled with the defendants of the case.
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ALLENTOWN – A healthcare lab quality manager’s wrongful termination lawsuit will in fact be remanded to the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, per a federal court’s decision reached last Friday.
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PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit from a man who suffered an eye injury while working at a farmers market has now advanced to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where he claims the original trial court made an error of law in dismissing his case.
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PHILADELPHIA – A healthcare lab quality manager’s wrongful termination lawsuit will not be remanded to the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, per a federal court’s decision reached Monday.
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ALLENTOWN – A Danielsville couple’s claims of breach of contract and bad faith against State Farm Insurance Company have been dismissed from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that a plaintiff who suffered an eye injury while working at a farmers market has had his Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims precluded by a Workers’ Compensation release agreement.
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ALLENTOWN – A federal court has found a doctor’s wrongful termination claims against his former employer, a Lehighton hospital, will proceed.
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PHILADELPHIA – A former sales representative for a science company who alleges her employer breached the terms of a settlement with her will have two of her three claims proceed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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A federal court granted summary judgment to Advance Auto Parts on Monday, in a race discrimination case filed against it by a former employee of Hispanic descent.
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated three area judges, including a
