Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has issued a blood pressure drug recall in light of concerns about a cancer risk from contaminated batches. Blood Pressure Drug Recall Names Three Products Pfizer issued its blood pressure drug recall on March 21, 2022. The recall, which is voluntary, is for hypertension medications that are distributed under three names. The>> Read More

An Edgewater fire recently engulfed a historic three-story building, provoking a large rescue and firefighting response. Explosions Reported The Edgewater fire took place at approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 15, 2022. At that time, heavy flames and smoke could be seen rising from the roof of a three-story building at 1054 W. Hollywood Ave. in>> Read More

GWC attorney Bennett J. Baker has obtained a $400,000.00 settlement for a Teamster who fractured her ankle in a truck accident. Teamster Dragged Under Truck GWC’s client was a 41-year-old cashier at the Soldier Field parking lot and a proud member of the Teamsters for many years. In December 2018, she was working at a>> Read More

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher and attorney Lawrence J. Amato have obtained a binding arbitration award of $3,545,546.32 for the family of a concrete laborer who was killed in a construction accident. Laborer Suffers Deadly Fall In 2016, the deceased, a 66-year-old concrete laborer, was working at a housing development project in New Lenox, IL. >> Read More

A federal report has ranked Illinois third in terms of the number of structurally deficient bridges nationwide. Nine Percent Are Deficient The Federal Highway Administration recently released its National Bridge Inventory (NBI), which assesses the condition of bridges across the country, rating each aspect of a bridge on a scale from “Good” to “Poor.” When>> Read More

A nonprofit organization has declared March to be “Workplace Eye Wellness Month,” highlighting a little-discussed risk to American workers. What Is Workplace Eye Wellness Month? A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that there were 15,730 eye injuries involving days away from work in 2020. Prevent Blindness, a group whose mission is>> Read More

Two people have been killed and two others have been injured in a West Pullman crash on Chicago’s Far South Side. West Pullman Crash Flips SUV The fatal West Pullman crash took place at approximately 1:39 p.m. on March 10, 2022. At that time, a 22-year-old Ziyoun James was operating a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg SUV>> Read More

An Aurora furnace explosion has injured the owner of a construction company in a rented office space in Kane County, IL. Force of the Blast Lifts Roof The Aurora furnace explosion took place on the evening of February 25, 2022.  At that time, Jason Gatewood of Gatewood Remodeling was sitting in his office at 1500>> Read More

At least four people have been killed in a Harvey train crash involving a sports utility vehicle. Harvey Train Crash Sets SUV on Fire The Harvey train crash took place on the early morning of March 9, 2022. At approximately 4:45 a.m., the Harvey Fire Department and the Harvey Police Department were called to the>> Read More

Several baby formula lawsuits have been filed in Illinois as a federal investigation into the illnesses of multiple infants is underway. Baby Formula Lawsuits Follow Recall On Feb. 25 and March 1, 2022, at least half a dozen baby formula lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The>> Read More

GWC attorneys Louis Anthony Cairo and Lawrence J. Amato have obtained a $527,689.02 jury verdict for a union laborer following a trial in Lake County. SUV Hits Motorcycle Without Braking GWC’s client is a union laborer and a proud member of Local 6 for many years. In August 2017, he was riding his motorcycle northbound>> Read More

Chicago officials have announced that they will be installing “Stop the Bleed” kits in all city buildings as part of a program to prevent bleeding fatalities. Over 550 “Stop the Bleed” Kits Installed The City of Chicago’s Department of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) announced the program on March 1, 2022. Under the city’s expansion>> Read More