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Petition of the day

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on May 12, 2017

The petition of the day is:

Caraffa v. Carnival Corp.
16-1074

Issue: Whether, when a Jones Act seafarer alleges negligence based on asbestos exposure, the applicable causation test is the ‘featherweight’ causation standard, or the ‘substantial factor’ causation test as applied in products liability cases.

Posted in Cases in the Pipeline

Cases: Caraffa v. Carnival Corp.

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 12, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/05/petition-of-the-day-1154/