U.S. High Court Won’t Hear Case On Disability Bias Causation Standard

Mealey's (May 6, 2020, 8:15 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on April 27 denied a former Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist’s request to grant his petition for a writ of certiorari and decide whether the “motivating factor” standard rather than the “but-for” standard, is the appropriate one to be applied when deciding causation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Michael J. Murray, M.D. v. Mayo Clinic, No. 19-995, U.S. Sup.)....