The first opioid civil trial in the United States has wrapped in Oklahoma. A decision in the trial, in which Johnson & Johnson is the sole defendant, could be the first to hold a pharmaceutical company responsible for one of the worst drug epidemics in the nation’s history. Johnson & Johnson Sole Defendant in Opioid>> Read More

A recent study found that diagnosis errors account for more than one-third of severe harm medical malpractice claims in the United States. 34 Percent of Severe Harm Claims The study, released by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on July 11, 2019, found that approximately 34 percent of medical malpractice claims over a ten-year period>> Read More

GWC attorney Timothy J. Keiser has obtained a $320,000.00 settlement in McHenry County for a union electrician who was injured in a rear-end collision. Multi-Vehicle Accident in McHenry County Mr. Keiser’s client is an AT&T electrician and a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 21. In January 2016, he was driving>> Read More

GWC Managing Partner Louis C. Cairo recently spoke to CBS 2 News Chicago about a reported outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL. Four Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Past Year According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), three patients and one staff member at Oak Lawn’s>> Read More

The attorneys for a man who was injured because of a loose truck wheel have settled his claim for $2.25 million prior to trial. The incident highlights the danger posed by detached wheels and other forms of truck debris. Plaintiff Swerved to Avoid Loose Truck Wheel On December 29, 2016, the plaintiff was traveling southbound>> Read More

Sterigenics has filed a proposal with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in an attempt to reopen its shuttered Willowbrook facility. The Willowbrook plant has been shut down since February 2019 after the IEPA issued a “Seal Order” prohibiting the company from pumping cancer-causing ethylene oxide gas into its sterilization chambers. Sterigenics Claims It Will>> Read More

A union complaint filed with a federal agency alleges that Tesla fired pro-union workers at a solar products plant in Buffalo, NY. Retaliation for “Outspoken Union Support” On June 19, 2019, the United Steelworkers filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). According to a partially redacted document released by the NLRB, the>> Read More