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Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sumner

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2019

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
18-1367	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2019

Issue: Whether the Federal Employers Liability Act permits liability when a plaintiff cannot meet the common-law standard of proof for but-for causation.

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Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, May 31, 2019)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/26/2019	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 30, 2019)
05/17/2019	Waiver of right of respondent Mark A. Summer to respond filed.
06/04/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
06/05/2019	Response Requested. (Due July 5, 2019)
06/26/2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2019 to August 5, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
06/28/2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2019.
08/05/2019	Brief of respondent Mark A. Summer in opposition filed.
08/19/2019	Reply of petitioner Norfolk Southern Railway Company filed.
08/21/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
10/07/2019	Petition DENIED.