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GWC Obtains $200,000.00 Settlement for Oak Brook Car Accident

GWC attorney Lawrence J. Amato has obtained a $200,000.00 settlement for an injured woman and her husband following an Oak Brook car...

Head-On Collision Kills 81-Year-Old Man in Mundelein, IL

An 81-year-old man is dead following a head-on collision with a pickup truck in north suburban Mundelein, IL. Deadly Accident Remains Under...

GWC Obtains Settlement Worth Nearly $750k for Union Ironworker

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher has obtained a settlement worth nearly $750,000.00 for a union ironworker who sustained serious injuries at a...

GWC Injury Lawyers Obtains $4.5 Million for Injured Union Electrician

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC is proud to announce that Michael D. Fisher and Timothy J. Keiser have obtained a settlement worth $4,500,000.00...

Emergency Amendment to Illinois Workers’ Compensation Rules Benefits First Responders and Front-Line Workers

On April 13, 2020, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced the enactment of an emergency amendment to the evidentiary rules governing practice before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. This amendment applies to those workers who are most susceptible to COVID-19 exposure, including first responders, health care workers on the front lines, construction building trades, and those employees working in the many other “essential businesses” identified in Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order in Response to COVID-19 of March 20, 2020. These workers will...

GWC Obtains $650,000 Settlement for Local 150 Operating Engineer

GWC’s Louis Anthony Cairo recently obtained a $650,000.00 settlement for a motorist who was injured in a rear-end collision in Countryside. Rear-End...