Brian Murphy v. Caterpillar Inc.

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 24-1517 BRIAN J. MURPHY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR INC., Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 1:21-cv-01282-JES-JEH — James E. Shadid, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED DECEMBER 4, 2024 — DECIDED JUNE 18, 2025 ____________________ Before HAMILTON, JACKSON-AKIWUMI, and PRYOR, Circuit Judges. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge. In this appeal, evidence conflict- ing with an employer’s stated justifications for adverse em-…