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Belmont Cragin Bus Accident Leaves Six People Hospitalized

A recent Belmont Cragin bus accident sent the driver and five of the bus’s passengers to hospitals in the Chicago area with injuries. Belmont Cragin Bus Accident Involving Tow Truck The Belmont Cragin bus accident took place at Fullerton Ave. and Laramie Ave., just before 8:00 a.m. on June 26, 2020. At that time, a>> Read More

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Roundup Cancer Lawsuits Settled for More Than $10 Billion

Bayer AG has announced that it will pay more than $10 billion to resolve thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits claiming that the popular weed killer gave the plaintiffs the disease. Roundup Cancer Lawsuits Settled With No Admission of Liability In a press release issued on June 24, 2020, German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG announced that>> Read More

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Bicycle Accident Injures Woman in Chicago’s Avondale Neighborhood

A woman was struck and pinned beneath a municipal truck in a bicycle accident in the Avondale neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Bicycle Accident Sends Two to Area Hospitals The bicycle accident happened on June 23, 2020, at around 8:30 a.m., at the corner of Belmont Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue. According to witnesses, a 31-year-old>> Read More

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OSHA Issues New Enforcement Guidance in Response to COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has issued new enforcement guidance addressing work-related coronavirus cases. OSHA Promising More Onsite Inspections On May 19, 2020, OSHA released the Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019. The plan lays out new enforcement guidance in response to the fact>> Read More

Johnny Baldwin

GWC Statement on the Death of Johnny Baldwin

GWC Injury Lawyers and attorney Lance Northcutt have been asked to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the drowning death of Johnny Baldwin on June 4, 2020. While the investigation is still in its early stages, the police body camera video shared on social media depicting Johnny’s death is nothing short of revolting in its>> Read More

Chicago car accidents

Dan Ryan Expressway Crash Leaves One-Year-Old Girl Dead

A one-year-old girl has been killed in a Dan Ryan Expressway crash. One Dead, Three Injured in Dan Ryan Expressway Crash On June 8 at 6:08 a.m., one-year-old Lazel Bond of Homewood was pronounced dead at Comer Children’s Hospital. According to the Illinois State Police, the girl had been involved in a Dan Ryan Expressway>> Read More

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Louis C. Cairo Discusses Coronavirus Lawsuits on WGN Radio

On May 29, GWC Injury Lawyers Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo appeared on WGN Radio’s talk show Wintrust Business Lunch. Speaking with host John Williams, Louis discussed lawsuits that reopening businesses could face if customers or employees become sick because of the coronavirus pandemic. “When bad things happen to people, they usually talk to lawyers, and>> Read More

Louis C. Cairo Discusses Coronavirus Lawsuits, Workers’ Compensation Changes on WCPT

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4HLyOEE4gM&start=415&width=1140&height=641[/embedyt] On May 28, GWC Injury Lawyers Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo appeared on WCPT’s talk show Joan Esposito Live, Local & Progressive. Louis and Joan discussed lawsuits that businesses may be facing over the coronavirus pandemic, from both employees and customers. They also spoke about a recently passed bill in Illinois that would lower the burden of>> Read More

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GWC Partner Lance Northcutt Discusses iPhone-Hacking Software with NBC News

GWC Injury Lawyers Partner Lance Northcutt recently spoke with NBC News about iPhone-hacking software that may currently be used by law enforcement officials. Hide UI Logs iPhone Passcodes Apple has spent years and millions of dollars opposing an industry that works to help law enforcement agencies break into iPhones. But according to a report by>> Read More

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