In ABC 7 Chicago’s Windy City Live‘s “Windy City Law” segment, attorney Louis C. Cairo, Managing Partner at GWC Injury Lawyers LLC, chats with Val Warner about the legal implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. What is the role of the employer if you get COVID-19 at work? What are the ramifications in regard to workers’ compensation?>> Read More

A man has been sentenced to seven years in a Downers Grove DUI crash that killed a 17-year-old high school student in 2019. Seven Years in Prison for Downers Grove DUI Crash The Downers Grove DUI crash took place on Feb. 19, 2019. On that date, 52-year-old Naperville resident Joseph Kucharski was driving on Main>> Read More

Massachusetts has become the second state to file a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft over rideshare driver classification, on the heels of a similar legal challenge in California. Lawsuit Challenges Rideshare Driver Classification Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed suit against the two leading rideshare companies on July 14, 2020. The lawsuit alleges that Uber>> Read More

A high-speed Niles multi-vehicle accident has left one of the six cars involved sliced in half, though no fatalities have been reported. Seven Treated in Niles Multi-Vehicle Accident The Niles multi-vehicle accident took place on the early evening of July 10, 2020. Shortly before 6:00 p.m., 34-year-old Anthony Capra of Des Plaines was allegedly driving>> Read More

A Chicago man has been charged on multiple counts following a Schaumburg DUI crash in which he reportedly ran a stoplight with a baby in his car. Two Vehicles Involved in Schaumburg DUI Crash The incident occurred just after midnight on July 7, 2020. At that time, Schaumburg Police received a complaint alleging that a>> Read More

A regulatory agency in California has ruled that rideshare drivers at companies like Uber and Lyft should be classified as employees, not independent contractors, in opposition to standard industry practice. Rideshare Drivers Must Be Reclassified On June 9, 2020, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued an 18-page document covering a number of upcoming rules>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County on behalf of the estate of a nursing home resident who succumbed to COVID-19 following an ongoing pattern of abuse and neglect at Symphony of Joliet. Known Risks of COVID-19 Exposure Ignored The lawsuit alleges a pattern of>> Read More

On June 25, GWC Injury Lawyers Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo appeared on WCPT’s talk show Joan Esposito Live, Local & Progressive. Louis and Joan discussed the recent Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQ individuals from workplace discrimination. They also spoke about the legality of waivers signed by attendees at recent Trump rallies releasing the campaign from liability if they>> Read More