GWC Injury Lawyers attorney Louis Anthony Cairo has obtained a $250,000.00 settlement for a cancer survivor who suffered a ruptured breast implant as a result of a car accident. The settlement represents the maximum insurance policy limits on the vehicle that struck Mr. Cairo’s client. Implant Ruptured in Car Crash On October 28, 2015, Mr.>> Read More

Twenty people were killed over the weekend in a New York limo wreck. According to federal officials, this tragic event represents the nation’s deadliest transportation accident in nine years, with additional reports indicating that the limo had failed a safety inspection earlier that month. New York Limo Wreck Kills Twenty On October 6, 2018, a>> Read More

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced that her office will be launching a criminal investigation into whether the Rauner administration improperly handled the Legionnaires’ disease crisis at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy, IL. Were the Deaths Preventable? Legionnaires’ disease – caused by deteriorating plumbing at the Quincy facility that created an environment for the>> Read More

Gov. Bruce Rauner has instructed the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to refer an enforcement action to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office against Sterigenics International in Willowbrook, IL. The enforcement action would order the company to discontinue operations that could result in any emissions of a gas that has been linked to cancer pending a complete>> Read More

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) recently approved benefits for a field revenue auditor who was injured in a road rage assault. Even though the motivation for the incident was not work-related, the IWCC determined that the road rage assault was compensable both because the claimant was not the instigator and because he was performing>> Read More

Gizmodo has uncovered an Amazon union-busting training video that was distributed to “Team Leaders” at Whole Foods Market recently. The move by Amazon, which was made in response to rumors that Whole Foods employees are seeking to unionize, suggests that there may be strong anti-union sentiment at the nation’s second largest employer. Whole Foods Workers Seeking>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers partners Daniel H. Streckert and Joseph P. Sorce have obtained a settlement worth $2,500,000.00 for the family of a union electrician who was killed while performing construction work at a west suburban high school. Electrician Suffered Electric Shock, Fatal Fall On July 27, 2014, a union electrician was standing on a ladder>> Read More