GWC Injury Lawyers Partner David Caplan recently obtained a $425,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a union construction laborer suffering from permanent injuries. This result is even more impressive given the client’s relatively advanced age of 66 years old. A Blow to the Neck In July 2015, Mr. Caplan’s client was working as a laborer on>> Read More

Eight vehicles were struck and two drivers fled the scene in a recent hit-and-run accident in the Gage Park neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Driver Going Wrong Way On the evening of April 25, 2018, at approximately 11:05 p.m., a driver was traveling westbound in a Chevy Sonic in the 3000 block of West 55th>> Read More

In what some consider to be a surprising move, the newsroom staff at the Chicago Tribune, a newspaper historically averse to organized labor, has announced that it is seeking to form a union. First Newsroom Union in Tribune History On April 11, 2018, journalists informed Tribune management that they are preparing to unionize the newsroom,>> Read More

A plan imposing greater restrictions on Illinois workers’ compensation insurance policies has passed the Senate – again. Identical to Earlier Plan The plan, which passed 34-21 on April 17, is identical to one that Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed the previous year. Sponsored by Democratic Sen. Kwame Raoul, the bill would require Illinois workers’ compensation insurance>> Read More

A recent auto accident left a pedestrian killed and four others injured after an SUV plowed into another vehicle and then a CTA bus shelter in Chicago’s Calumet Heights neighborhood. This tragic incident serves as a troubling reminder of the heightened risks that pedestrians face in traffic crashes. Pedestrian Killed, Four Others Injured On the>> Read More

Three people are dead following an ambulance crash in Bellwood, IL. Further investigation suggests that the ambulance driver should not have been licensed as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) because he misrepresented his felony record. A Fiery Crash in the West Suburbs On March 31, 2018, at 3:48 p.m., an ambulance went off the road>> Read More

Silicon Valley is a hub of emerging technology, with cutting-edge companies such as Apple, Facebook, and Google calling the California region home. Among these tech giants is Tesla, which promises a future where the streets are teeming with fully electric, autonomous vehicles. One roadblock to this vision, however, is Tesla’s recent admission that its Autopilot>> Read More