A CTA employee who attempted to help a dying coworker has been approved to receive benefits for her work-related PTSD. Man Flatlines on Train In Lisa McKenzie v. Chicago Transit Authority, the Petitioner was employed as a full-time CTA train operator. As part of the duties of her job, she was required to operate a>> 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

Police have arrested and charged a driver who attempted to flee the scene after critically injuring a man in a West Loop bicycle crash. Bicycle Dragged For Blocks The West Loop bicycle crash took place at approximately 10:10 p.m. on April 16, 2022. At that time, 30-year-old Courtney Bertucci of Joliet was driving a Volkswagen>> 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