GWC attorney Louis Anthony Cairo has obtained a $1.2 million settlement for a union electrician following a residential construction accident. Union Electrician Trips Avoiding Falling Plywood GWC’s client was a 41-year-old union electrician and a proud member of IBEW Local 150. In May 2017, he was performing electrical work as a subcontractor on a residential>> 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

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a settlement worth over $3.2 million for a union ironworker who fell at a worksite. Ironworker Trips on Decking Material GWC’s client was a 43-year-old union ironworker and a proud member of Local 1. In October 2015, he was performing structural steel work>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a $1.5 million settlement for a union ironworker who was injured in a trip-and-fall accident. Serious Fall on Concrete Floor GWC’s client was a 57-year-old union ironworker and a proud member of Local 1 for many years. In October 2017, he was performing>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce has obtained a $1.75 million settlement for a union electrician who suffered a significant shoulder injury. Elevated Flooring Forces Abrupt Stop GWC’s client was a 54-year-old union electrician and a proud member of IBEW Local 134 for many years. In November 2016, he was working as a subcontractor on a>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce has obtained a settlement worth over $1.4 million for a union marble finisher injured at a construction site. Pallet Jack Speeds Down Ramp In September 2016, GWC’s client, a union marble finisher who was 29 years old at the time, was working at a construction site in Evanston, IL. He>> Read More

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, 2021, at approximately 11:00 a.m., emergency medical responders and police were called to a meatpacking plant under construction on South Packers Avenue in>> Read More

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 the intersection of Cass Avenue and Quincy Street. The workers were transferred to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove for critical, but not life-threatening, injuries. Westmont>> Read More

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 Cairo recovered $3,000,000 on behalf of a concrete worker who was electrocuted at a construction site. Plaintiff Electrocuted by Defendants In September 2016, the plaintiff, a 41-year old>> Read More

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 September 24, 2016, GWC’s client was working as a carpenter for the Defendant, a general contractor and developer in charge of the erection of a single-family residence>> Read More

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 On September 14, 2014, a 49-year-old union decorator was taking down an exhibit at a trade show at a convention center in the>> Read More

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. Union Ironworker Falls When “Step Up” Teeters At the time of the incident, Mr. Fisher’s client was a 46-year-old ironworker and a proud member of>> Read More