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MORRIS v. BNSF RY. CO.

Nos. 19-2808 & 19-2913.

969 F.3d 753 (2020)

Ron MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 11, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garrett W. Browne , Attorney, Edward M. Fox , Attorney, Ed Fox & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul S. Balanon , Attorney, Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railway, Fort Worth, TX, Bryan P. Neal , Attorney, Lauren Timmons , Attorney, Thompson & Knight LLP, Dallas, TX, Martin K. LaPointe , Attorney, Susan M. Troester , Attorney, LaPointe Law, Northbrook, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook, Hamilton, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.

Ron Morris worked for nine years as a train conductor for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The company fired him after he committed two speeding infractions during a single shift. Morris, who is African-American, invoked Title VII and brought suit to challenge his termination, alleging that BNSF punished him more severely...

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