toxic-tort
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-750 | Calvin M. Costanza v. Florida Marine Transporters, LLC | Louisiana | 2025-12-23 | Pending | causation-standard daubert-standard jones-act maritime-law scientific-evidence toxic-tort | Whether under 46 U.S.C.A. § 30104 (The Jones Act) relaxed causation standard, requiring only that the employer's negligence play "any part, even the s… | |
| 24-485 | Kirk Prest v. BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated, et al. | Fifth Circuit | 2024-10-31 | Denied | Response Waived | abuse-of-discretion epidemiological-evidence expert-testimony rule-702 scientific-reliability toxic-tort | Whether a trial court may categorically exclude expert testimony in toxic tort cases without quantitative exposure data and whether the abuse of discr… |