November 13, 2017
The Chicago Transit Authority on Monday dodged a suit brought by a former bus driver who claimed he was wrongfully fired under the Americans with Disabilities Act because he was morbidly obese.
December 16, 2016
A former Chicago bus driver and his attorneys are injecting "an unnecessary level of rancor" in his suit by seeking sanctions to access documents on the city's decision to disallow his return to work allegedly over his obesity, the city contended Thursday.
October 18, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Monday denied a bid by the Chicago Transit Authority to dismiss an employment discrimination suit by a former bus driver who says he was fired because his obesity was perceived as a disability by his employer.