Construction Accidents Blog

A worker has been killed in a Back of the Yards construction accident on the Southwest Side of Chicago, according to authorities. Back of the Yards Construction Accident Fatal On January 15, [...]

Two construction workers were critically injured after a building collapsed in suburban Westmont, IL on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred around 12:30 PM at a new, multi-use building near [...]

Trial attorneys at the Chicago-based law firm GWC Injury Lawyers LLC have obtained a record settlement in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.  Partner Michael D. Fisher and associate Louis Anthony [...]

GWC attorney Louis Anthony Cairo has obtained a settlement worth $454,700.40 for a carpenter who was injured in an on-the-job ladder accident. Unprotected Floor Vent Causes Ladder Accident On [...]

GWC attorneys Bennett J. Baker and Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a $315,000.00 verdict for a union decorator who was injured while working at a trade show. Union Decorator Struck With Dumpster [...]

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher has obtained a settlement worth nearly $750,000.00 for a union ironworker who sustained serious injuries at a Chicago construction site without safe means of access. [...]

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher has obtained a $500,000.00 settlement for a union carpenter who was seriously injured on a construction site as a result of an improperly secured diaphragm. Loose [...]

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher has obtained a settlement worth more than $2.7 million for a union sheet metal worker and his wife for serious injuries he sustained at an unsafe construction site. [...]

A Seattle crane collapse left four people dead, including two ironworkers who had been working on the Google construction project. Crane Collapse on Busy Seattle Street On April 27, 2019, workers [...]

A man who was injured in a construction vehicle accident in near northwest suburban Niles, IL has settled his lawsuit over the incident for $6.5 million. Multiple Surgeries After Rear-End Crash [...]