GWC Injury Lawyer’s attorneys Michael D. Fisher, Lawrence J. Amato, and Autumn K. Leslie obtained a $4,420,000 settlement, as well as a $570,000 waiver of the workers’ compensation lien, for an elevator union client who suffered an injured shoulder and spine in a construction accident on a commercial building project. General Contractor Negligence Results In Elevator Mechanic Injury GWC’s client, a>> Read More

GWC Partners Louis C. Cairo, Michael D. Fisher, and Louis Anthony Cairo have obtained an $8 million settlement for the family of a union tuckpointer who was fatally injured in an unwitnessed lift tipover accident. Tipover Paralyzes Tuckpointer In June 2016, GWC’s union tuckpointer client was employed on a construction project at a high school in Aurora, IL. During>> Read More

A federal agency has released a video detailing the results of its investigation into a fatal Waukegan chemical explosion in 2019. “Potentially Preventable” The United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released the fifteen-minute video on April 28, 2022. It recreated a deadly blast that occurred nearly three years earlier at an AB>> Read More

A raging Andersonville fire destroyed two auto body shops and injured at least one area resident on Chicago’s North Side. Two Roofs Collapse in Blaze Shortly before 7:00 a.m. on April 23, 2022, the Chicago Fire Department responded to reports of a massive fire engulfing Star Auto Repair and Body Shop and Smashy Automotive Repair>> Read More

Lawmakers have released a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement stronger chemical disaster prevention measures to protect the American people. EPA Updating RMP Rule The letter was sent to EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on April 14, 2022. Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán drafted the letter, which was co-signed>> Read More

May is Building Safety Month, a yearly campaign to raise awareness about the central role of building codes in promoting the well-being of the public. History of Building Safety Month This is the 42nd annual Building Safety Month. The initiative was created by the International Code Council (ICC), a construction industry group that produces “model>> Read More

The House of Representatives Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into the deadly Amazon tornado disaster that partially collapsed a fulfillment center in Illinois. “Dangerous Conditions” House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rep. Cori Bush sent a letter addressed to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on March 31, 2022. They wrote that they>> Read More

GWC attorney Louis Anthony Cairo has obtained a $1.2 million settlement for a union electrician following a residential construction accident. Union Electrician Trips Avoiding Falling Plywood GWC’s client was a 41-year-old union electrician and a proud member of IBEW Local 150. In May 2017, he was performing electrical work as a subcontractor on a residential>> Read More

After reporting multiple settlements for GWC Injury Lawyers LLC clients exceeding $15 million just a week ago, GWC has achieved additional seven-figure settlements for two injury matters during the days just prior to the Easter Holiday weekend. These settlements add another $9.2 million in results to what had been a very busy March for the>> Read More

One man was killed and two others were critically injured in a Garfield Park porch collapse on Chicago’s West Side. Concrete Slabs Pin Victims The tragic Garfield Park porch collapse took place on April 12, 2022. That afternoon, three men were sitting on the front porch of a three-story home at 3418 W. Jackson Blvd.,>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC’s clients had a rather successful month this past March, with their attorneys firming up more than $15.2 million in settlements. Union Tuckpointer vs. Large Construction Aerial Lift Rental Company. Louis C. Cairo, Michael D. Fisher, and Louis Anthony Cairo settled an unwitnessed lift rollover accident against an aerial lift rental company>> Read More

Falling Wicker Park building debris critically injured a Chicago woman just weeks after the property owner was told to make repairs. Debris Also Struck Vehicle The incident took place on the evening of April 6, 2022. At approximately 6:00 p.m., a 22-year-old woman was walking past a commercial building at 1227 N. Milwaukee Ave. when>> Read More