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GWC Supports Consulate General of Mexico Initiative to End Violence Against Women

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

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Sabra Recalls Hummus Due to Potential Lethal Bacterial Contamination

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

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GWC Turns Insurance Denial into $3 Million

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

GWC Recovers for Woman Struck by Car in Own Living Room

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

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GWC Recovers for Severely Injured Union Carpenter

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

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