Attorneys for the family of Telesfora Escamilla intend to file a lawsuit against the driver of a delivery van that killed this woman on December 22, 2016.  The fatal accident occurred at approximately 3:30pm in the afternoon 3 days before Christmas.  The driver of the delivery van, Valdimar Gray, was driving a large delivery van>> Read More

On September 28, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a new ruling that would prevent nursing homes that receive federal funding from forcing its residents to resolve disputes through binding arbitration. The ruling already took effect on November 28, 2016. It has long been common practice>> Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]GWC managing partner, Louis C. Cairo, hosts a holiday reception for the Society of Trial Lawyers. Cairo is the 2016 President of the Society, an organization made up of experienced trial lawyers from both the Plaintiffs’ and the Defense bar. The event was attended by over 100 attorneys and several Law Division trial judges. On>> Read More

On November 29, 2016, the Illinois House of Representatives failed by one vote to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 2964, the so-called “Prevailing Wage Bill.” The law would have required municipal governments to pay laborers based on negotiated agreements in the localities where that work takes place, as long as at least>> Read More

On November 29, 2016, the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago hosted the opening ceremony of the “2nd Latin American Week for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.” Representatives from GWC Injury Lawyers were in attendance. The goal of this weeklong initiative is “to promote a violence free environment towards women within our Latin American>> Read More

On November 19, 2016, Sabra Dipping Co., LLC announced that it was voluntarily recalling all 57 varieties of its popular hummus products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects hummus products made prior to November 8, 2016, and was initiated over concerns about Listeria monocytogenes found at a manufacturing facility. The products>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers partner Joseph P. Sorce recently won a large arbitration decision for an injured pipefitter. What is especially notable about the decision is that the claim had already been denied by the insurance company. Fortunately, Mr. Sorce and GWC were able to turn his insurance denial into $3 million. The worker was the>> Read More

Attorney Bennett Baker recently settled a case for a woman who was injured in an incredibly unusual way: She was struck by a drunk driver while sitting in her own living room. The Plaintiff was resting on her recliner when a heavily intoxicated driver swerved off of the main road and onto her lawn before>> Read More

GWC partner Michael D. Fisher has procured a $650,000.00 settlement for his client, a union carpenter, who tore the labrum of his left shoulder during the construction of a roof deck. GWC sued four separate entities, including the roof deck erector, the general contractor, and its subcontractors, for negligence. “Our client had been hired by>> Read More

On September 2, 2016, Samsung announced a recall of its new smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7 , released just weeks prior. The device’s lithium-ion batteries have exploded in at least 35 cases, and the recall affects approximately 2.5 million phones. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is just the latest electronic device to self-ignite from defective>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers, Illinois’ largest injury law firm, has been retained by the family of an injured NICOR worker, Thomas W. Smith of Joliet, Illinois, related to the recent explosion in Romeoville. The lawsuit was filed immediately so that GWC can procure an Order from the appropriate Court to preserve critical evidence surrounding the explosion>> Read More

An amicus curiae brief literally means “friend of the court” brief. These are filed by attorneys who are not party or hired by any party to a particular case, but who wish to help the court reach the right result in important cases and situations where the court’s decision in one case could have widespread>> Read More