GWC Partner James J. Nawrocki has obtained a $500,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a construction worker who was injured in a fall. Floor Gives Out Beneath Construction Worker GWC’s client is a 55-year-old construction worker. In 2018, he was working on a project in Indiana. While he was putting rebar into a cage, the floor>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Autumn K. Leslie have obtained a $1 million settlement for the family of a young boy who was killed in a house fire. Tragic Death of a Three-Year-Old Boy On an afternoon in August 2018, a three-year-old boy was napping in his mother’s bedroom in their rental home>> 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 Injury Lawyers LLC obtained over $2.8 million in settlements on behalf of its clients in November 2021. Firm Settles 42 Cases in November 2021 The firm settled a total of 42 cases in the month of November, including more than $1.3 million for third-party personal injury lawsuits and more than $1.2 million for workers’>> 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 Partners Louis C. Cairo and Joseph P. Sorce have obtained a $1.5 million settlement for the family of a young man who was killed in an auto accident. Violent Collision Takes Driver’s Life In December 2017, a 19-year-old man was traveling home to visit his family for the holidays. At the time of the>> 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 and attorney Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a $1.25 million settlement for a young woman who was severely injured in an Oak Brook car accident. Hip Detachment in Rear-End Collision In November 2016, GWC’s client, who was 22 years old at the time, was at a complete stop behind three>> 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

GWC attorney Bennett J. Baker has obtained a $975,000.00 settlement for a married couple following a car accident in Hometown, IL. Serious Injuries in Sideswipe Collision In March 2014, GWC’s client, a 40-year-old woman, was operating her vehicle southbound at or near 4300 Southwest Highway. At the same time, another driver was also traveling southbound>> Read More

GWC attorney Cassandra R. Shashaty has obtained a settlement for a union bricklayer worth over $250,000.00 – more than ten times the original offer. Bricklayer Suffers Permanent Injuries GWC’s client was a journeyman bricklayer and a proud member of Local 74 for many years. In October 2019, he was working on an elevated scaffold at>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC successfully obtained more than $4.5 million in settlements on behalf of its clients in September 2021. 53 Cases Settled in September 2021 GWC settled 53 cases in the month of September, including over $2.3 million for third-party personal injury cases and over $1.4 million for workers’ compensation claims. Some of the>> Read More