Last week, Carolyn Towns, the former director of Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, received a twelve-year prison sentence for her involvement in the cemetery scandal that came to light in the summer of 2009.  Towns pled guilty to six out of the seven felony counts levied against her, including dismembering a human body, damaging>> Read More

GWC attorneys Colin O’Malley and Joseph Sorce today settled the lawsuit for an apprentice millwright injured during the 2005 re-tooling at the Chrysler Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Illinois.Apprentice millwright, James Susan, lost his left hand when he attempted to take a measurement alongside an active conveyor chain. During four years of litigation, the defendants blamed>> Read More

The Illinois injury lawyers at GWC Injury Lawyers prove once again that when commitment and preparation meet skill and passion, great things happen for their injury clients. The Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association recently featured two noteworthy results, achieved by GWC lawyers, which underscore this concept:The two featured cases are Goldstein and the Estate of Jaime>> Read More

Alexian Brothers Medical Center following a trucking accident in Bensenville, Illinois. According to the Chicago Tribune, the man was performing a safety check of his rig at Vitran Express (651 Thorndale in Bensenville) when he became pinned between the door of his truck and a loading area post. Vitran Express is a Canadian based corporation>> Read More

When Illinois residents agree to work for a company, often the agreement specifies that the worker is an at-will employee. That means the employer can terminate the worker’s employment at any time, given that the reason for termination is legal. Likewise, under an at-will agreement, the employee can strike or otherwise quit working at any>> Read More

Many Chicago Bears fans will know the name Tom Tupa well — the longtime NFL punter, whose 17-year career came to an abrupt end in 2005, has been granted workers’ compensation for an injury he suffered that year while practicing. Tupa was preparing for a preseason game in 2005, and while he was out on>> Read More

A disturbing workplace accident that occurred in the Chicago area was highlighted in a recent report by the Center for Progressive Reform. In general, the report recommends that OSHA increase efforts to protect temporary or contingent employees who are unduly used for dangerous or undesirable jobs. Companies often hire these workers to avoid having to>> Read More

Our Chicago readers know that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a big job to do. In addition to investigating workplace accidents which have already happened, OSHA works to develop safety rules and conducts inspections to make sure that those worker safety rules are being followed. Recently it was reported that OSHA cited The>> Read More

When we think of a Chicago police officer injured in the line of duty, we may think of someone shot by a bad guy. Perhaps an undercover officer is busted for being a cop and is shot. The truth is that most police officers are injured in motor vehicle accidents. According to the Center for>> Read More

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is one of several regulatory agencies that strive to keep workers safe. Even so, accidents can happen especially in certain industries such as construction. When OSHA finds a violation, they can levy a fine against a company, but that does not always stop the unsafe workplace practices. In Chicago>> Read More

Kristin Chenoweth has released multiple country music albums, worked on Broadway musicals and has a reputable television career. And no matter if Chenoweth steps onto a performance stage, a movie set or a television studio, she is entitled to a safe work environment. This expectation is the same for all employees in Chicago, Illinois —>> Read More

It is becoming increasingly clear that if you get injured on the job in Illinois, you will most likely need a workers’ compensation lawyer, now more than ever, due to the most recent changes made to the workers’ compensation laws in Illinois. These changes work against injured workers for the benefit of their employers’ and>> Read More