Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit over a recent Marathon Pipe Line oil spill that dumped thousands of gallons in the state. “Substantial Danger” Raoul’s lawsuit, which was filed in Madison County Circuit Court on March 18, 2022, alleges that Marathon Pipe Line LLC created a “substantial danger” to the environment and>> Read More

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found evidence of quality control issues in its probe of the Abbott baby formula facility in Sturgis, MI. No Control System at Abbott Baby Formula Facility The FDA announced the results of its probe into Abbott Laboratories’ Michigan baby formula plant on March 22, 2022. The agency discovered>> Read More

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its latest data on workplace fatalities, revealing a sharp decline in work-related deaths. A Decrease of 10.7 Percent On December 16, 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) for 2020, the most recent year for which workplace fatalities>> Read More

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