Illinois health officials have announced that they are investigating what could be the first possible vaping death in the United States. Possible Vaping Death as Vaping Illnesses Rise On August 23, 2019, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that a patient who contracted a serious lung disease after reporting vaping has died. The>> Read More

If you have been hurt in a car accident, you may be considering a personal injury claim to obtain financial compensation. But when a car accident involves more than two vehicles, known as a “multi-vehicle accident,” the situation may be more complex. Before pursuing the party responsible for your injuries, you first have to determine,>> Read More

Summer vacation may be coming to a close, but as Labor Day weekend approaches, many people will be out taking advantage of the remaining days of the season, and one of the best sources of summertime fun is the swimming pool. Swimming can be an enjoyable, healthy pastime for families, but it is not without>> Read More

GWC attorney Deanna Cairo Arthur was recently able to obtain a settlement worth $315,000.00 for a Chicago police officer who was injured by an underinsured driver by successfully pursuing all available avenues of recovery. Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer in Rollover Crash On July 10, 2016, shortly at 4:00 a.m., GWC’s client, an off-duty Chicago police>> Read More

CHICAGO (August 20, 2019) – GWC Injury Lawyers LLC has joined multiple other law firms in filing a total of 32 new lawsuits in the Circuit Court of Cook County on behalf of Plaintiffs who are suffering from cancer as a result of their exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from the Sterigenics sterilization facility>> Read More

GWC attorney Donn P. LaHaie recently obtained a $300,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a union operator. Serious Left Knee Injury, Change of Profession Mr. LaHaie’s client is a union operator and a proud member of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150. In November 2016, he fell while stepping out of his work>> Read More

Officials in Willowbrook, Burr Ridge, Darien, and Hinsdale are reportedly considering jointly acquiring the Sterigenics properties in Willowbrook in an effort to prevent the company from reopening. Sterigenics was shut down in Willowbrook earlier in the year out of concerns about its emissions of ethylene oxide, a known cancer-causing chemical that is used to sterilize>> Read More

A nursing home abuse lawsuit has been filed after a video of two aides taunting a 91-year-old dementia patient surfaced on Snapchat. Video of Dementia Patient Posted on Snapchat The video at the center of the nursing home abuse lawsuit was reportedly recorded at the Abington of Glenview nursing home on December 21, 2018. In>> Read More

GWC attorney Louis Anthony Cairo recently obtained an $800,000.00 settlement for a woman who was injured in a semi-tractor-trailer accident in Calumet Park, IL. A Sudden Left Turn Changes Everything In March 2016, at around 6:30 a.m., Mr. Cairo’s client, a 54-year-old home care worker, was a passenger in a vehicle heading eastbound on 127th>> Read More

A 60-year-old man has died at a hospital following a pedestrian accident in northwest suburban Wheeling, a tragic incident that highlights the heightened vulnerability of pedestrians in traffic accidents. Pedestrian Death Days Later at Area Hospital On August 1, 2019, at about 8:45 p.m., police officers responded to calls of a pedestrian having been hit>> Read More

GWC attorneys Louis Anthony Cairo and Bennett J. Baker recently obtained a $1.9 million wrongful death settlement for the family of a young woman who was tragically killed in an Illinois semi truck accident. Semi Truck Accident Claims Two Lives In August 2016, a 25-year-old woman was a passenger in a small sedan that was>> Read More

WGN is reporting that there was a secret Sterigenics meeting with an offer of money presented just weeks before the company’s deal with the State of Illinois to reopen its Willowbrook facility. Secret Sterigenics Meeting Just Weeks Before Deal On July 17, 2019, Sterigenics and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office filed a proposed agreement to>> Read More