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Continuing Legal Education with GWCs James Nawrocki

We are proud to announce that GWC Injury Lawyers partner James Nawrocki will be a featured speaker for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Lunch-N-Learn on June 19. It will run from 12 to 2 p.m. at HUB 51, located at 51 W Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL 60654. The educational event will offer expert knowledge on>> Read More

Case or No Case May, 2015 Edition Featuring Lou Cairo

In WCIU’s “Case or No Case” morning television segment, Louis Cairo often discusses a variety of scenarios that – or may not – be eligible to file a damages lawsuit. Today’s installment includes a motor vehicle passenger that was injured in a collision where both drivers were uninsured, another involving parents that were not provided>> Read More

Takata Corp. Issues Biggest Recall in U.S. History

On May 19, Takata Corp. announced the biggest recall in U.S. history. Nearly 34 million vehicles are being recalled for defective airbags. The attorneys at GWC Injury Lawyers have been monitoring the Takata airbag fiasco for months as deaths and injuries were linked to the defective airbags. If you or someone you love has been>> Read More

Rep. Lou Lang Stands Up for Unions in Impassioned Speech

State Representative and Deputy Majority Leader of the Illinois State House Lou Lang (D-Skokie) commanded the full attention of the Illinois House of Representatives on May 14. The Republican governor of Illinois, Bruce Rauner, is in the midst of preparing a new right-to-work proposal that would allow Illinois employees to work in union jobs without>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers Sues City of Chicago for $17 Million

Attorneys at GWC Injury Lawyers have filed a lawsuit after one man died and one woman was seriously injured after experiencing accidents on dangerous Chicago roads. In November of 2014, Carlo Kintanar was riding a motorcycle when his bike went over a dangerous and deep pothole. He died from the injuries that he sustained in>> Read More

Two Fatalities in Five-Vehicle Crash on I-74 near Galesburg

Two men suffered fatal injuries on Wednesday, May 13, during a five-vehicle pile-up on westbound I-74 just five miles north of Galesburg around noon. The two men, one from Peoria and the other from Milledgeville, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Illinois State Police. According to state police, the driver of a>> Read More

Driverless Cars and Your Legal Rights

They are all over the news. They have already hit the road. The big tech giants from Apple to Google to Uber have invested heavily in their use. Driverless cars are here to stay. What’s more, the companies investing in these technologies have also developed and tested driverless freights trucks. The downside to this exciting>> Read More

Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law

Lawmakers in Illinois have been trying to fix the states public pension system for many years, and their most recent effort was derailed by the Illinois Supreme Court last week. In a unanimous decision, the court found that the pension bill signed in 2013 violated the Illinois state constitution. Illinois lawmakers attempted to reduce the>> Read More

Hip Implant Cases Head To Trial

Zimmer Holdings Inc. was once the top seller of hip implants worldwide, at one time, accounting for 70 percent of the market in 2008. Now the manufacturer is under intense scrutiny and heading to court twice this month, over lawsuits alleging an unacceptably high failure rate of hip implants. Have you or a loved one>> Read More

Corey Goldberg Featured In Leading Lawyers

The law offices of GWC Injury Lawyers proudly announce that our very own Corey B. Goldberg, son of founding partner Michael B. Goldberg, was recently featured in the Leading Lawyers publication. Having been immersed in the industry from an early age and after seeing his father – renown injury attorney Michael Goldberg – in action at>> Read More

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