A recent Illinois prejudgment interest bill could help expedite settlements and verdicts for personal injury and wrongful death claims if it is signed into law. Interest Would Apply to Cases Going to Trial On Jan. 13, 2021, House Bill 3360 (“HB3360”) was passed in both houses of the Illinois General Assembly. Although the bill had>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC is a proud sponsor of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ 22nd Annual Judicial Reception, which will take place from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. on March 5, 2021. The WBAI’s Judicial Reception is a yearly gathering dedicated to honoring the Illinois judiciary. The event is going to be held virtually this>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC congratulates three of its attorneys for being honored as 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers, including GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo. Three of the firm’s younger lawyers were also named Rising Stars by the same organization. Only Five Percent Qualify as Super Lawyers In addition to Louis, GWC Partners Michael D. Fisher>> Read More

GWC attorney Harris L. Elliott has obtained a favorable trial award for a union carpenter who was wrongfully denied workers’ compensation benefits after being injured on the job. Union Carpenter Seriously Hurt in Job Site Fall On January 15, 2019, GWC’s client, a 55-year-old union carpenter, arrived at an Indiana job site where he had been employed for>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC proudly congratulates seven of its attorneys for being named Leading Lawyers for 2021. Additionally, five of its young attorneys were honored as Emerging Lawyers by the same organization. GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo, who is a multiple-time Leading Lawyer honoree, continues to be a member of the group’s Advisory Board.>> Read More

Like so many other aspects of life since the COVID-19 pandemic began, courtrooms have gone virtual.  In this “Windy City Law” segment from ABC 7 Chicago’s Windy City Live, GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo speaks with host Ryan Chiaverini about how to make a good impression during a virtual court appearance. “It’s not the same as being in a>> Read More

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher and attorney Louis Anthony Cairo have obtained $2,050,000.00, the second largest settlement in Jo Daviess County history, for an older married couple who were injured in a serious automobile crash between a car and a pickup truck. Pickup Truck Runs Stop Sign On January 22, 2019, the husband was traveling>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC obtained a $409,089.06 verdict for an injured Teamster in one of the first Personal Injury Zoom bench trials in Illinois. On advice of counsel, the Plaintiff rejected the final offer of $100,000.00, the lawyers worked out the logistics and the parties proceeded to what turned out to be a very successful>> 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’s Lance D. Northcutt and Bennett J. Baker recently conducted one of the first Zoom bench trials in Illinois on behalf of a Teamster in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Zoom Bench Trial in Response to Pandemic In March 2016, GWC’s client, a Teamster, was delivering beverages to a sports bar in East Dundee, IL.>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC is among several leading litigation firms filing hundreds of new lawsuits in the Circuit Court of Cook County on behalf of victims who were exposed to ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from the Sterigenics sterilization facilities in Willowbrook, IL. “Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the battle to hold>> 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