SomeUncheckedException sue = new SomeUncheckedException();
    IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(sue);
    RuntimeException re = new RuntimeException(iae);
    IllegalStateException ex = new IllegalStateException(re);

    assertThat(getCausalChain(ex)).containsExactly(ex, re, iae, sue).inOrder();
    assertSame(sue, Iterables.getOnlyElement(getCausalChain(sue)));

    if (ownerType == null) {
      return newParameterizedType(rawType, arguments);
    }
    // ParameterizedTypeImpl constructor already checks, but we want to throw NPE before IAE
    checkNotNull(arguments);
    checkArgument(rawType.getEnclosingClass() != null, "Owner type for unenclosed %s", rawType);
    return new ParameterizedTypeImpl(ownerType, rawType, arguments);
  }