A recent National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report places blame for the first self-driving car death involving a pedestrian on a “system-design failure” on the part of Uber. The report came just one day after Uber announced a permanent shutdown of its autonomous vehicle test program in Arizona in the wake of the recent self-driving car death.>> Read More

One student and one teacher are dead following a deadly school bus accident in New Jersey. While the students on board were reportedly all wearing seatbelts, the tragic incident prompted the New York Times to answer the following question: Are school bus seatbelts required? School Bus Accident Leaves Two Dead On May 17, 2018, a>> Read More

Officials have determined that an exploding vape pen killed a Florida man earlier this month. This incident is believed to be the first death caused by a vaping product in the United States. Exploding Vape Pen Kills Man, Starts Fire On May 5, 2018, firefighters found the body of 38-year-old Tallmadge D’Elia, a television producer, in>> Read More

In the wake of public pressure and a pending lawsuit, rideshare service Uber recently announced that it would be ending its practice of enforcing binding arbitration agreements for sexual assault victims. These agreements, which are commonly deployed across many industries, prevent customers from seeking financial compensation for damages through the civil court system, often to>> Read More

Two separate Tesla crashes have left two dead and two injured within the space of one week. In at least one of these incidents, the company’s Autopilot feature may have been engaged, recalling earlier Tesla crashes of a similar nature and raising doubts about the safety of so-called “self-driving” vehicle technology. Two Tesla Crashes in>> Read More

In Illinois, if you are injured while performing the duties of your job, you may be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits from your employer or your employer’s insurance carrier. These benefits typically include payment for reasonable medical services related to your work injury. Very often, however, a workers’ compensation insurance company will try to>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers attorney Michael W. Kopsick recently obtained a $400,000.00 settlement for a pedestrian who sustained hip fractures when she was hit by an Uber driver. Uber Driver Hits Teacher at Crosswalk On November 1, 2016, Mr. Kopsick’s client, a 64-year-old teacher, was walking northbound across a major Chicago street within the crosswalk. At>> Read More

Three Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) workers have been injured, two of them critically, in an “arc blast” while doing maintenance work at a ComEd substation in an alley near State Street and Lake Street, according to the Chicago Fire Department. This incident highlights some of the many dangers that construction workers face on the job>> Read More

A recent report by Reveal alleges that Tesla concealed the number of injuries occurring at its Fremont, CA facility, where the company is producing its Model 3 economy vehicle.  The report also suggests that the number of injuries exceeded the industry average. Injury Reports Required Tesla is required by law to report every work-related injury>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers attorneys Bennett J. Baker and Michael A. Knobloch recently obtained a $1,137,500.00 settlement for a union electrician who injured his right shoulder when he fell through a drywall floor. Mr. Baker also negotiated the waiver of a $567,000.00 workers’ compensation lien, increasing the amount of money in his client’s pocket. On the Edge of a>> Read More