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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’ [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]