GWC’s Louis Anthony Cairo recently obtained a $1,050,000.00 settlement for a motorist who was injured in a rear-end collision in Chicago. Rear-End Collision at Stop Sign Mr. Cairo’s client was operating his motor vehicle northbound on Narragansett Avenue, approaching its intersection with 58th Street. At that time, the Defendant was also operating her motor vehicle>> Read More

A semi truck accident on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood has injured six people in an incident that showcases the dangers of accidents involving semi trucks. Semi Truck Accident Leaves Driver, Five Others Injured On April 8, 2019, at approximately 5:32 p.m., a semi truck was traveling northbound on Interstate 90/94, near>> Read More

The first Ethiopian Airlines crash lawsuit on behalf of an American has been filed. The family of a woman killed in the airline’s crash last month filed the wrongful death lawsuit in a Chicago federal court. Plane Crashed Six Minutes After Takeoff Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa,>> Read More

A new study shows that states with bans on texting while driving saw an average four percent reduction in emergency room visits for motor vehicle accidents. Texting Laws Reduce Crash Injuries Researchers for The American Journal of Public Health studied emergency department data for 16 states from 2007 to 2014. The states were chosen based>> Read More

A report by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that there has been a quick decline in the levels of the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide following the closure of the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook, IL.  Lawmakers say the report suggests that Sterigenics was responsible for the area’s high levels of the carcinogenic gas. 50 to>> Read More

A recent jury verdict in a Roundup cancer lawsuit has linked Monsanto’s weed killer to the disease. The verdict follows an earlier jury award to a plaintiff who also claimed to have contracted cancer from his exposure to the product. Roundup a “Substantial Factor” in Cancer On March 19, 2019, a six-member jury in a>> Read More

A man who was injured in a construction vehicle accident in near northwest suburban Niles, IL has settled his lawsuit over the incident for $6.5 million. Multiple Surgeries After Rear-End Crash The construction vehicle accident took place on February 2, 2016. On that date, 36-year-old Sami Issaq was driving his car north on Milwaukee Avenue>> Read More