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National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week

Work zones are dangerous for workers and drivers. Roadway work zones are often accompanied by lane changes, construction works and their equipment....

Joel Ogiego Dies in Construction Accident

Joel Ogiego, a 45-year-old father from Portage, Indiana was crushed in a construction accident. The Chicago Fire Department responded to a call...

Acting Quickly to Retain an Attorney After a Construction Accident Can be the Key to a Successful Outcome

The importance of acting quickly in the aftermath of an accident cannot be overstated. The hours immediately following an accident are often...

Construction Spending on the Rise Across America

According to data released by the United States Census Bureau, construction spending across America has risen 1 percent to $972 billion. This...

Do I Need A Construction Accident Lawyer?

Each year, thousands of construction workers across the United States are injured on the job. Construction workers who support their families may...

Fatal Construction Accident on 63rd and Keeler

In a horrific construction site accident in Chicago, one construction worker was killed and an additional three workers were injured. On Saturday Nov. 1, 2014, construction workers were working on a building at 63rd and Keeler. While the workers were still inside the building, it collapsed. According to news reports, the workers were replacing the facade on top of the building for a new tenant. While the workers were removing a small part of the facade, witnesses say the entire front...

Building Blocks for a Solid Construction Negligence Practice

Since the demise of the Illinois Structural Work Act in 1995, Illinois courts have not always been receptive to injured workers’ arguments in construction negligence cases. GWC has been instrumental in changing this course and successfully arguing for expanded contractor liability. GWC regularly targets defendants who are legally responsible for construction negligence, including general contractors, construction managers, architects, subcontractors, fabricators, material delivery companies and many other types of entities that are responsible for causing injuries to construction workers. For more...

Construction Accident Attorneys at GWC Settle Case for $2 Million

On March 21, 2005, a Local 80 journeyman had just finished nailing off roof sheeting on a new home at a Toll Brothers’ Hawthorn Woods project. As he began to step down from the roof ridge, one of his feet slid out from under him and then the other. He continued to slide down the roof. His body struck a properly constructed and secured toe board that had been nailed into the roof sheeting and to the roof trusses by...

Worker Rescued After Naperville Construction Accident

Recently in Naperville, a construction worker had to be rescued from the roof of a new addition to Edward Hospital. The man had fallen while working on the site after he was struck by falling construction material. A news report doesn't give the exact cause of the accident, though the worker was said to have suffered injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening. To rescue the man, first responders had to use a construction crane to lower him from...