GWC is honored to represent the victims of the faulty scaffold that collapsed at the University of Chicago Hospital’s new Cancer Pavilion project in June of this year, 2024. The faulty scaffold caused David O’Donnell and Jeffrey Spyrka to fall 140 feet. Miraculously, Jeffrey survived despite massive injuries. Sadly, young David’s life was taken. GWC>> Read More

GWC attorney Autumn K. Leslie obtained a settlement worth over $990,000 for an autobody technician who suffered a knee and subsequent shoulder injury after being struck by a car. The settlement included a $94,000 waiver of the worker’s compensation lien. Driver Negligence Results in Car Accident In December 2020, GWC’s client, a 55-year-old union autobody>> Read More

GWC partner, Louis Anthony Cairo, and attorney, Autumn Leslie, successfully obtained a settlement of $5,000,000.00 on behalf of a union painter who was injured on the job when a 40-pound package fell off an outside delivery vendor’s handcart and onto the Plaintiff’s upper back and neck. (The worker’s compensation case is still pending.) 40 Pound Package Strikes Union>> Read More

If you’re a railroad worker you’re probably familiar with FELA claims. You might wonder what exactly a FELA claim is and how filing one will benefit you. In this post, our highly trained FELA lawyers break down everything you need to know about FELA claims and how you can secure the compensation you deserve. What>> Read More

GWC partner Louis Anthony Cairo and attorney Allison L. Dolan have successfully secured a $1,300,000 settlement on behalf of their retired 63-year-old client who was injured in a semi-truck collision in Jo Daviess County. This result is particularly notable as it represents the third-largest reported settlement in Jo Daviess County history, the largest for a>> Read More

GWC partner Louis Anthony Cairo and attorney Allison L. Dolan have successfully obtained a $3,686,000.00 settlement, alongside a $103,000.00 reduction in the workers’ compensation lien, for their client, a 38-year-old union electrician who sustained neck injuries in a rear-end collision involving a semi-truck. The settlement was funded by Traveler’s Insurance Company. Semi-Truck Rear-Ends IBEW Local 134 Electrician’s>> Read More

GWC Partner, Joseph P. Sorce, and attorney, Lawrence J. Amato, obtained a verdict in the amount of $6,729,225.55 on behalf of a Local 134 electrician who suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns and a torn right rotator cuff, following a flash fire that unexpectedly occurred in a parking lot pit while working. Flash Fire Occurs>> Read More