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

Four companies have agreed to pay approximately $26 billion to settle thousands of opioid claims filed by governments across the country. Most States Drop Opioid Claims Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured generic opioid medications until 2020, will contribute $5 billion to settle the opioid claims filed against it. Additionally, three drug wholesalers – AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal>> Read More

Pedestrian deaths in the United States have risen sharply since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with authorities blaming a flare-up in reckless driving. Traffic Deaths Set Records At the start of the national pandemic lockdowns in 2020, some analysts believed that pedestrian deaths would decline because millions of motorists would be cutting their driving>> Read More

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission has ruled that the “positional risk” injury sustained by a restaurant cashier was work-related. Cashier Suffers Shoulder Injury In Winfrey v. Portillo Restaurant Group, the Petitioner worked as a cashier at a fast food restaurant. Her duties included taking customer orders, receiving money, giving change, stocking, sweeping, mopping, and placing>> Read More

A Back of the Yards fire has displaced several families from an apartment building on Chicago’s South Side. Issues Delay Extinguishing Back of the Yards Fire The fire took place at a multi-family apartment building on South Wood Street at West 47th Street in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. On the morning of February>> Read More

One person is dead following a Northbrook Amtrak crash involving a motor vehicle, as police investigate the cause of the fatal collision. Vehicle Bursts into Flames The Northbrook Amtrak crash occurred on the evening of February 10, 2022. On that date, the Amtrak Hiawatha 340 was on its way to Chicago from Milwaukee and traveling>> Read More

A Peoria chemical spill that prompted an evacuation has been traced to a rail car with a loose valve. Peoria Chemical Spill Stops Traffic The Peoria chemical spill occurred on January 25, 2022. At approximately 12:09 p.m., firefighters responded to reports of a significant fluid leak near the train tracks along Adams Street, between Oregon>> Read More

Sandy Hook lawsuit plaintiffs have reached a $73 million settlement agreement with the manufacturer of the gun used in the 2012 school shooting. Fourth Deadliest Mass Shooting On December 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people in less than five minutes at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. The victims included>> Read More

A failure-to-yield crash on Chicago’s DuSable Lake Shore Drive sent at least six people to area hospitals, including four children. Child Ejected from Vehicle The failure-to-yield crash took place at approximately 9:45 a.m. on February 10, 2022. At that time, a 44-year-old male driver was attempting to enter the southbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore>> Read More

As the city faces another punishing winter in the middle of an Omicron surge, Chicago black ice injuries may be threatening to overwhelm area hospitals. Slip-and-Falls Up 18 Percent Winter in Chicago frequently brings with it a heavy accumulation of snow, ice, and other precipitation. This year is no exception, especially on the sidewalks and>> Read More