A Woodstock explosion caused a fire in a Northwest Illinois hospital. Woodstock Explosion Put Out by Security The Woodstock explosion took place on the evening of December 31, 2021. At approximately 8:04 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and the Woodstock Police Department received a report of an explosion and fire in the security office near>> Read More

Three people were killed in an I-290 wrong-way crash near Mannheim Road, south of O’Hare Airport. I-290 Wrong-Way Crash in Early Morning At approximately 5:13 a.m. on January 1, 2022, a 24-year-old Chicago man was driving a Mazda sedan the wrong way on a westbound lane of I-290 near Mannheim Road. He crashed head on>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC obtained over $2.8 million in settlements on behalf of its clients in November 2021. Firm Settles 42 Cases in November 2021 The firm settled a total of 42 cases in the month of November, including more than $1.3 million for third-party personal injury lawsuits and more than $1.2 million for workers’>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a $1.5 million settlement for a union ironworker who was injured in a trip-and-fall accident. Serious Fall on Concrete Floor GWC’s client was a 57-year-old union ironworker and a proud member of Local 1 for many years. In October 2017, he was performing>> Read More

GWC Partners Louis C. Cairo and Joseph P. Sorce have obtained a $1.5 million settlement for the family of a young man who was killed in an auto accident. Violent Collision Takes Driver’s Life In December 2017, a 19-year-old man was traveling home to visit his family for the holidays. At the time of the>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce has obtained a $1.75 million settlement for a union electrician who suffered a significant shoulder injury. Elevated Flooring Forces Abrupt Stop GWC’s client was a 54-year-old union electrician and a proud member of IBEW Local 134 for many years. In November 2016, he was working as a subcontractor on a>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a $1.25 million settlement for a young woman who was severely injured in an Oak Brook car accident. Hip Detachment in Rear-End Collision In November 2016, GWC’s client, who was 22 years old at the time, was at a complete stop behind three>> Read More