GWC’s Jacqueline C. Hickey and Raul V. Rodriguez represented the firm during the 13th Annual Latin American Labor Rights Week. Annual Event Educates Workers Latin American Labor Rights Week is a yearly event dedicated to educating Latin American workers in the Chicago area about their legal rights. The Consulate General of Mexico, the Consulate General>> Read More

The remains of a partial West Loop building collapse have been torn down, as Chicago officials blame unpermitted work for the incident. Structure “Shifted” The partial West Loop building collapse took place on the morning of Aug. 12, 2021. At approximately 9:30 a.m., bricks began falling from the roof of a three-flat residential building at>> Read More

One pedestrian has been killed and another pedestrian has been injured in a fatal Lakeview hit-and-run crash. Lakeview Hit-and-Run Crash Near Wrigley Field The Lakeview hit-and-run crash took place near Wrigley Field and the Town Hall District Police Station at around 12:30 p.m. on August 14, 2021. At that time, a 24-year-old woman and a>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC successfully obtained over $3 million in settlements on behalf of its clients in July 2021. July 2021 Sees 48 Settlements In all, GWC settled 48 cases in the month of July, including more than $2.2 million for workers’ compensation claims and nearly $800,000.00 for third-party personal injury cases. Some of the>> Read More

Injured Amazon shoppers may now be eligible to seek payment for losses they sustain because of defective goods sold by outside vendors on the company’s U.S. platform. Up to $1,000.00 for “Valid Claims” The company announced its new policy for reimbursing injured Amazon shoppers on Aug. 10, 2021. Starting on Sept. 1, Amazon will begin>> Read More

The bodies of six people killed in an Alaska plane crash have been recovered and identified, including the body of a Mount Prospect woman. Victims on Cruise Ship Excursion The Alaska plane crash occurred on Thursday, August 5, 2021. The passengers were on an excursion off the Holland America Line cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam when>> Read More

General Motors has announced another Chevy Bolt recall following reports of at least a dozen of the electric vehicles catching fire. Two Recalls in Less Than a Year The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) alerted the public about the latest Chevy Bolt recall on July 23, 2021. This is the second such recall in>> Read More

One person is dead and two others are injured following an Eisenhower Expressway crash that may have resulted from an initial “no-contact” collision. Eisenhower Expressway Crash Shuts Down Traffic The Illinois State Police arrived at the scene of the fatal Eisenhower Expressway crash at approximately 2:10 a.m. on July 28, 2021. According to witnesses, a>> Read More

GWC attorney Kitra K. Killen has obtained previously denied workers’ compensation benefits for an injured CTA bus driver. CTA Bus Driver Tears Rotator Cuff On November 2, 2018, GWC’s client, a 40-year-old bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), was exiting the driver’s seat of her bus when she got her left foot caught>> Read More

A judge has given approval to city officials to complete the demolition of the site of a LaSalle building collapse. LaSalle Building Collapse Site Empty On the late morning of July 19, 2021, the rear of a building located at 1001 1st Street in LaSalle, IL spontaneously toppled. Following the incident, authorities closed off a>> Read More

Four companies, including the nation’s three biggest drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson, are on the verge of reaching an opioid settlement worth $26 billion. Details of Opioid Settlement Pending Lawyers for local governments across the United States announced the pending opioid settlement on July 20, 2021. The settling parties include drug manufacturer Johnson &>> Read More

A federal court has approved a workers’ compensation retaliation settlement for a former truck driver at a Northbrook waste management company. $95,000.00 in Lost Wages Ordered On July 6, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Manish S. Shah of the Northern District of Illinois entered a consent judgment and order directing Advanced Disposal Services Solid Waste>> Read More