A worker has been killed in a Back of the Yards construction accident on the Southwest Side of Chicago, according to authorities. Back of the Yards Construction Accident Fatal On January 15, 2021, at approximately 11:00 a.m., emergency medical responders and police were called to a meatpacking plant under construction on South Packers Avenue in>> Read More

Pres. Joe Biden has signed an executive order expanding protections designed to help keep workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Order Calls for Guidance from OSHA An executive order is a means by which a president issues directives to manage operations of the federal government. The “Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety”>> Read More

A sixth-grade girl has been killed and four others have been injured in a Garfield Ridge drunk-driving crash on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Driver Veered Into Oncoming Traffic The fatal crash took place at approximately 9:35 p.m. on January 20, 2021. Twelve-year-old Cire Robinson of Oak Lawn was riding with her father in a Cadillac Escalade>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC congratulates three of its attorneys for being honored as 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers, including GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo. Three of the firm’s younger lawyers were also named Rising Stars by the same organization. Only Five Percent Qualify as Super Lawyers In addition to Louis, GWC Partners Michael D. Fisher>> Read More

A McHenry man has been killed and three other people have been injured in a Wauconda three-vehicle accident involving a dump truck. Wauconda Three-Vehicle Accident at Intersection The fatal Wauconda three-vehicle accident took place on the early morning of January 13, 2021. At approximately 8:00 a.m., a 24-year-old Ingleside man was driving a 2018 Chevy>> Read More

The Illinois General Assembly has extended a COVID-19 law making it easier for essential employees to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. “Rebuttable Presumption” for Frontline Workers House Bill 2455 was passed in May 2020. The COVID-19 law created a “rebuttable presumption” that frontline workers, first responders, and essential employees who sustained injury because of a>> Read More

Boeing has agreed to pay over $2.5 billion to settle a federal criminal charge stemming from two 737 MAX airplane crashes that left 346 people dead. Design Flaws and Cover-Up Revealed On October 29, 2018, a 737 MAX-8 jetliner operated by Lion Air in Indonesia crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta’s>> Read More