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