State health officials have reported that two new cases of Legionnaires’ disease may be linked to Rush Oak Park Hospital. This potential outbreak comes on the heels of several other Legionnaires’ disease cases associated with Chicago-area hospitals in the past year. Outbreak at Rush Oak Park Hospital? The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said>> Read More

A DuPage County judge has delayed a ruling on an agreement between Sterigenics and the State of Illinois to reopen the company’s Willowbrook facility. The judge’s ruling keeps the Willowbrook plant closed until at least September to allow impacted communities to weigh in on the deal. Sterigenics Ruling Delayed Until September 6 The proposed agreement>> Read More

In May 2019, GWC attorney Kirsten M. Dunne filed an Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of the Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association (ITLA) in a case currently pending before the Illinois Supreme Court. How an Amicus Curiae Brief Serves the Law An Amicus Curiae brief literally means a “friend of the court” brief. These briefs are>> Read More

A semi-trailer accident in a construction zone has left three people dead in Effingham County, IL. Driver Failed to Reduce Speed The fatal Illinois semi-trailer accident took place on eastbound Interstate 70 in Effingham County around 11:00 a.m. on July 19, 2019. According to the Illinois State Police, a 59-year-old semi-trailer driver was heading eastbound on>> Read More

Police in San Francisco are investigating whether a Tesla’s self-driving car technology was involved in a fatal car accident. Self-Driving Car Technology May Have Been Activated On July 20, 2019, a 22-year-old driver was operating a Tesla at a speed of at least 45 miles per hour in an area with a speed limit of>> Read More

One person has been killed in Shelby County, Illinois following a wrong-way car accident, according to the Illinois State Police. Crash After Vehicle “Overcorrected” On the early morning of July 15, 2019, at approximately 4:53 a.m., a 50-year-old Indiana man was traveling westbound in his Chevrolet truck on Illinois 16 at County Road 1995 East.>> Read More

Sterigenics has reached a deal with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to reopen its Willowbrook facility. The plant has been shut down since early 2019 following an IEPA order prohibiting the company from using cancer-causing ethylene oxide gas in its sterilization process. Sterigenics Cleared to Resume Without Fines Sterigenics and the IEPA filed their>> Read More

The first opioid civil trial in the United States has wrapped in Oklahoma. A decision in the trial, in which Johnson & Johnson is the sole defendant, could be the first to hold a pharmaceutical company responsible for one of the worst drug epidemics in the nation’s history. Johnson & Johnson Sole Defendant in Opioid>> Read More

A recent study found that diagnosis errors account for more than one-third of severe harm medical malpractice claims in the United States. 34 Percent of Severe Harm Claims The study, released by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on July 11, 2019, found that approximately 34 percent of medical malpractice claims over a ten-year period>> Read More

GWC attorney Timothy J. Keiser has obtained a $320,000.00 settlement in McHenry County for a union electrician who was injured in a rear-end collision. Multi-Vehicle Accident in McHenry County Mr. Keiser’s client is an AT&T electrician and a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 21. In January 2016, he was driving>> Read More

GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo recently spoke to CBS 2 News Chicago about a reported outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL. Four Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Past Year According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), three patients and one staff member at Oak Lawn’s>> Read More

The attorneys for a man who was injured because of a loose truck wheel have settled his claim for $2.25 million prior to trial. The incident highlights the danger posed by detached wheels and other forms of truck debris. Plaintiff Swerved to Avoid Loose Truck Wheel On December 29, 2016, the plaintiff was traveling southbound>> Read More