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GWC Files Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Lockport Township High School District 205

GWC Injury Lawyers has filed suit against Lockport Township High School District 205 for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old student during an official school sporting event. GWC’s client, Jane Doe, has also named District 205 Superintendent Dr. Robert McBride, Jr. and Assistant Superintendent Anthony Cundari as defendants. District Disregarded Duties Under Dr. Robert McBride’s>> Read More

GWC Obtains Over $6 Million for Union Electrician

GWC partners Louis C. Cairo and Michael D. Fisher and attorney Lawrence J. Amato have obtained a $6,375,000.00 settlement for a union electrician who suffered bilateral shoulder injuries when he was electrocuted by a faulty light fixture. Fixture Becomes Dangerously Electrified On July 24, 2017, a 59-year-old union electrician was installing a light fixture at a construction>> Read More

semi-trailer accident settlement

GWC Obtains $5.875 Million for Wisconsin Truck vs Car Accident Victims

GWC Partners Louis C. Cairo, Michael D. Fisher, and Louis A. Cairo have obtained $5.875 million in settlements on behalf of five victims of a Wisconsin semi-trailer accident. GWC represents two other passengers injured in this incident whose cases remain pending at this time. 18-Wheeler Flips Over Passenger Vehicle In March 2019, GWC’s clients were>> Read More

Road Construction Accidents

GWC Injury Lawyers Support Laborers’ Call for Caution in Construction Zones

In the wake of two recent devastating incidents, GWC stands in solidarity with laborers and echoes their call for heightened caution in construction zones. The first incident, an interstate crash in Bloomington, resulted in severe injuries to a member of Laborers’ Local 362. The second incident involves the loss of a devoted member of Laborers’>> Read More

personal injury

GWC Honored as a Top 10 Illinois Personal Injury Firm

The Jury Verdict Reporter published its 2023 Settlements Report in the latest issue of Chicago Lawyer Magazine, highlighting those Illinois personal injury firms who procured settlements of $500,000.00 or more from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. Of the 103 law firms that had settlements which qualified to make the list, GWC ranked in>> Read More

Verdict

GWC Trial Verdict Nearly 33 Percent More Than Final Offer

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher and attorney Lawrence J. Amato have obtained a $332,000.00 jury verdict in a highly contested pedestrian incident – nearly 33 percent more than the final settlement offer. Jeep Backs Over Woman in Parking Lot In October 2017, GWC’s client, a 64-year-old Arizona woman, was walking through an Enterprise Rent-A-Car parking>> Read More

Bedford Park tent collapse

Bedford Park Tent Collapse Hospitalizes at Least 26

At least 26 people have been hospitalized following a Bedford Park tent collapse in a Cintas parking lot. GWC Injury Lawyers is currently representing victims of a similar incident that took place at Wood Dale’s Prairie Fest in 2015. Bedford Park Tent Collapse Under Investigation The Bedford Park tent collapse took place on the early>> Read More

Great America

Family of Boy Injured at Great America Retains GWC Injury Lawyers

GWC Injury Lawyers has been retained by the family of an 11-year-old boy who was injured on a roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL. Permanent Scarring After Unexpected Stop July 25, 2023 should have been a happy day for this active-duty military family, who were visiting Great America prior to a>> Read More

union glazier

GWC Obtains Settlement Worth Over $1,459,000.00 for Union Glazier

GWC partner Michael D. Fisher and attorneys Lawrence J. Amato and Bennett J. Baker have obtained a settlement worth over $1,459,000.00 for a union glazier who suffered multiple injuries on a commercial construction project. Negligence of Plumbing Contractor and General Contractor Injures Union Glazier GWC’s client, a union glazier, was working for a large commercial>> Read More

new attorneys

GWC Welcomes Two New Attorneys

GWC Injury Lawyers is pleased to welcome associate attorneys Allison Dolan and Daniel Barela to the firm’s Litigation department. Allison comes to GWC with several years of experience litigating complex injury cases. She has obtained settlements in excess of $10 million for her personal injury clients. Allison has focused much of her practice on advocating>> Read More

machine operator

GWC Obtains $6 Million Policy Limits for Machine Operator

GWC Partners Joseph P. Sorce and Louis A. Cairo and attorney Lawrence J. Amato have obtained the full insurance policy limits of $6 million for a machine operator injured by hazardous manufacturing equipment. Hand Pulled into Unguarded Machinery GWC’s client was a 56-year-old machine operator at a plant that produced roofing materials in Kankakee, IL.>> Read More

Can I Be Compensated for Pain and Suffering in a Personal Injury Case?

“Pain and suffering” is a legal term for the personal discomfort and emotional distress resulting from a bodily injury. If you have been hurt because of somebody else’s negligence in Illinois, you may have thought of pursuing a personal injury claim. You imagine you can seek reimbursement for medical bills and other out-of-pocket expenses, but>> Read More

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