Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Chi. Transit Auth.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 2019No. 17-3508 & 18-2199PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Flaum, Circuit Judge.
*884 Mark Richardson, a former Chicago Transit Authority ("CTA") bus operator, alleged CTA took adverse action against him because of his extreme obesity in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 - 12213, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA"), Pub. L. No. 110-325, 122 Stat. 3553 . The district court disagreed. It held extreme obesity only qualifies as a disability under the ADA if it is caused by an underlying physiological disorder or condition, and granted CTA's motion for summary judgment because Richardson…
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