Tyson Foods has suspended multiple supervisors at an Iowa pork plant for allegedly participating in a COVID-19 betting pool. Lawsuit Names Workers in COVID-19 Betting Pool Tyson Foods announced the suspensions on November 19, 2020. Those suspended had been named in a lawsuit claiming that the manager of a Tyson pork plant in Waterloo, IA>> Read More

A recent Naperville left-turn accident split one of the cars involved in half, with its driver being ejected from the vehicle. Naperville Left-Turn Accident Shuts Down Traffic The Naperville left-turn accident took place on November 13, 2020. Shortly before 3:11 p.m., an 18-year-old Naperville man was driving a silver 2008 Buick eastbound on Diehl Road, approaching>> Read More

General Motors has issued a voluntary recall of more than 68,000 vehicles after several Chevy Bolt battery fires have been reported. At Least Five Chevy Bolt Battery Fires In all, 68,667 Chevy Bolts will be affected by the recall. The vehicles were manufactured between 2017 and 2019. General Motors is working with American auto regulators>> Read More

A new ballot measure has passed in California that classifies drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other gig economy companies as independent contractors instead of as employees. Uber and Lyft Sponsored Bill On Election Day, 58 percent of California voters approved Proposition 22, a ballot measure that allows gig economy companies to continue classifying their drivers>> Read More

One man was killed and four other people injured in a fatal Chatham crash after a red light was disregarded on Chicago’s South Side. Driver Runs Light in Fatal Chatham Crash The fatal Chatham crash took place on October 29, 2020. At approximately 1:20 a.m., a 35-year-old man was driving eastbound on 79th Street toward>> Read More

The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent ruling in a workers’ compensation claim may set a precedent that could allow for “positional risk” to be compensable in the state. Claimant McAllister Injured Knee by Standing Up In McAllister v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the claimant was working as a restaurant sous chef in 2014. McAllister testified>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers LLC proudly congratulates seven of its attorneys for being named Leading Lawyers for 2021. Additionally, five of its young attorneys were honored as Emerging Lawyers by the same organization. GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo, who is a multiple-time Leading Lawyer honoree, continues to be a member of the group’s Advisory Board.>> Read More