Imagine youve just been injured in accident, whether it be at work or on the road. After all, these things happen every day. Youre ready to call an attorney from the GWC office, but youre a little frazzled. Some people, especially first-timers, avoid making the call altogether because they are nervous and dont know what>> Read More

Halloween can be scary, but nothing is scarier than a surprise injury. Did you know that more pedestrians die on Halloween than any other day of the year? Children alone are over 130% more likely to be injured during trick-or-treating. When a pedestrian is hit, the driver almost always blamed. So, as a safe driver>> Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it was moving to reclassify tanning beds and sunlamp products as Class II Medical Devices. This proposed decision would involve a prominent label being placed on all tanning beds warning teens not to use the tanning beds and notifying all adults that tanning beds can cause>> Read More

Chicago Police suspect that a South Shore fire that injured six people was intentionally set. Authorities recently arrested a 27-year-old woman who they say started a fire that injured a child and five adults on Wednesday. Police say that the woman lit her 24-year-old ex-boyfriends couch on fire Wednesday evening. The Chicago Tribune reports that>> Read More

Mesothelioma is a type of lung cancer that is caused by the inhalation of asbestos. The majority of people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they have inhaled asbestos or similar particles. Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous material that is resistant to heat and most chemicals, making it a popular candidate for>> Read More

All too often as personal injury trial lawyers in Illinois, we learn that the maximum available insurance monies that a client may be entitled to under the applicable insurance policy is just not enough. All too often catastrophic injuries, or death, can occur due to the fault of another driver, a construction company, doctor or>> Read More

A successful Chicago personal injury case can be built using many sophisticated tools: A retained medical expert, an accident reconstructionist, even an economist, just to name a few examples. But often the most compelling element can be something as simple as a photograph. Often, a jury is not well versed in arcane medical terminology, but>> Read More

Aussie supermodel Miranda Kerr is recovering after suffering from severe whiplash in a car accident. Kerr sustained her injuries during a recent car accident in Los Angeles. Authorities say that the driver who hit Kerr might face reckless driving charges in connection with the crash. The Victoria’s Secret model has been extensively photographed wearing a>> Read More

Most of us in Chicago probably know that McCormick Place is North America’s largest convention center. In an effort to draw more traffic to McCormick place, Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor brokered changes to work rules. The revision included new pacts between union tradesmen and private contractors that hire the union workers to set up>> Read More

Advances in medical technology have made it possible for many Americans to benefit from increased mobility after hip replacement surgery. In recent years, however, medical device manufacturers began marketing metal-on-metal hip replacement products. Many of these devices are consistently demonstrating cause for serious concern on the part of patients and doctors. As thousands of patients>> Read More

CBS Chicago reports that a 71-year-old woman involved in a serious car crash this weekend died four days after the crash. Authorities say that the woman was involved in a North Side crash on Sunday afternoon around 4:25 p.m. The accident happened at the intersection of West Division Street and North Elston Avenue. The driver>> Read More

“The home is gone,” a South Bend woman recently told reporters. The woman said that she was at home with her 6-year-old son with a small twin-engine jet landed in her house. The woman vividly recalled the crash in an interview with the Chicago Tribune. She said that she heard a loud explosion Sunday afternoon>> Read More