A jury in Philadelphia has returned a verdict in a lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., parent company Johnson and Johnson for failing to warn parents and doctors of an autistic boy about the dangers of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The jury awarded $2.5 million to a family because of the company’s failure to warn the>> Read More

At least eight people sustained minor injuries on Feb. 23, after an SUV and a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus were involved in a rear-end accident. The accident occurred on Chicagos Near West Side. The accident was caused by an SUV that made an illegal turn in front of an oncoming CTA bus at the>> Read More

Johnson & Johnson, an orthopedic subsidiary DePuy Orthopedics Inc., (DePuy), has agreed to settle additional claims regarding the hip implant product liability lawsuits that arose in 2010. Johnson & Johnson originally settled the claims in 2013 for $2.5 billion. However, thousands of patients were excluded in that initial settlement agreement. According to Bloomberg News, the>> Read More

While at work at the Canton Noodle Company, a 40-year-old employee lost his arm while mixing dough. The noodle company is located in Bridgeport Illinois. At the time that the accident occurred, the employee was mixing flour to make dough for noodles. He was using an industrial-sized mixer. As he was mixing the flour to>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers is honored to have nine attorneys with our firm recognized as Leading Lawyers and Emerging Lawyers in the state of Illinois by Leading Lawyers. Leading Lawyers is produced by Law Bulletin Publishing and is a trusted resource for providing extensive profiles on respected and reputable lawyers for those in search of legal>> Read More

Joel Ogiego, a 45-year-old father from Portage, Indiana was crushed in a construction accident. The Chicago Fire Department responded to a call in late January regarding the accident. When fire officials arrived, they were told that he was working 60 feet above the ground inside a crane and became pinned by an elevator. Workers arrived>> Read More

In this February installment of WCIU’s popular “Lawsuit or No Lawsuit” segment, Lou Cairo discusses some potential issues involving hip replacements and a slip and fall scenario centered around a snow covered parking garage.  >> Read More

A partnership between private and public agencies over the last 30 years has led to a substantial decrease in the number of Americans who drink and drive. Back in 1982, more than 20,000 Americans died in drunk driving accidents. As of 2013, the most recent year for which data is available, approximately 10,000 fatal drunk>> Read More

A new airbag problem is leading to more vehicle recalls; vehicles with defective Continental airbags could fail to deploy in the event of an accident, or even go off at random. According to Continental Automotive Systems, the manufacturer at the forefront of the recall, airbag control computers could become compromised by moisture. The moisture in>> Read More

We are proud to announce that 12 attorneys at Goldberg Weisman Cairo have been selected for recognition as either a Leading Lawyer or an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers. Leading Lawyers is published by the Law Bulletin Publishing Community, a company that provides consumers with online litigation products. Attorneys are recognized by Leading Lawyers after being>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers was a proud participant of the 13th Annual Golf Outing benefiting Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago. Each year, thousands of dollars are raised to help fund a search for the cure, and GWC is proud to have contributed to this wonderful cause in 2014. Our firm was recently alerted that the event raised a>> Read More

We are proud to announce that GWC Injury Lawyers Partner Colin J. OMalley has been selected to the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. This honor is bestowed upon the best 100 trial lawyers in each state. Mr. OMalley has been recognized as one of the leading civil plaintiff trial lawyers in Illinois. He practices in>> Read More