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Libertyville Health Club Exposes Workers To Harmful Chemicals

If employers aren't aware of hazardous conditions in their workplace, they should be, especially if the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has already cited the employer for the dangers. In many cases, OSHA will inspect a work environment and give the employer a period of time to make any necessary changes before penalizing the company. That was the deal for a health club in Libertyville, but Capital Fitness Inc., the parent company of the club, apparently failed to act to protect the safety...

Survivor Workers Comp Benefits For Same-Sex Partner

One of the hot-button topics this election season is same-sex marriage. In Illinois we passed a law in 1996 that says marriage is only between a man and a woman. However, lawsuits are working their way through Cook County courts for refusing to marry same-sex couples or recognize out-of-state gay marriages. What does this have to do with workers' compensation you might ask? The state of Alaska is similar to ours in that the state does not perform same-sex marriages....

Record Week For Two GWC Injury Lawyers Hispanic Clients

GWC partner, Lawrence Ruder, secured a $2,000,000 Will County settlement for a 20 year old that lost his arm in an automobile crash. Gomez v. Comar Drilling Company, et. al. The crash, which occurred in July 2005, caused Jose Alfredo Gomez to lose his left arm when a truck driven by an employee of Comar Drilling Company from the Joliet area crossed into his lane and hit his van head-on. Mr. Gomez was driving from his painting job in rural...

GWC Honored by Mexican Consulate

In a historic ceremony, GWC was recently honored by the Mexican government as a designated law firm for Mexican-Americans and Mexican nationals in the State of Illinois to consult with related to personal injury and workers' compensation matters. The Mexican government is represented locally by its Consul General, Eduardo Arnal. Consul General Arnal represents Mexico's Consulate system throughout the state of Illinois, the southern half of Wisconsin, and the northern half of Indiana. Chicago is the largest city in the...

GWC Partner Interviewed by CBS News Taxicab Injury Claims

Chicago taxicab accident lawyer and GWC partner Larry Ruder was interviewed by CBS Chicago News last week concerning the untimely death of one of his clients at the hands of a dangerous cab driver. Mr. Ruder's client, Hector Placencia, was walking to work at a Navy Pier restaurant when he was killed by taxi driver Yao Ofori as Ofori careened off the road and into Placencia at a high rate of speed.Placencia's death is a tragedy by any measure, and...