Chicago Transit Authority Seeks JMOL, New Trial In Vaccine Refusal Firing Case

( October 22, 2025, 9:31 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Citing errors by an Illinois federal court as well as misconduct by opposing counsel, a municipal transit authority on Oct. 21 moved for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) or, alternatively, for a new trial after a jury awarded a former transit authority employee $425,000 for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act stemming from his termination for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after being denied a religious exemption....