Two separate Tesla crashes have left two dead and two injured within the space of one week. In at least one of these incidents, the company’s Autopilot feature may have been engaged, recalling earlier Tesla crashes of a similar nature and raising doubts about the safety of so-called “self-driving” vehicle technology. Two Tesla Crashes in>> Read More

In Illinois, if you are injured while performing the duties of your job, you may be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits from your employer or your employer’s insurance carrier. These benefits typically include payment for reasonable medical services related to your work injury. Very often, however, a workers’ compensation insurance company will try to>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers attorney Michael W. Kopsick recently obtained a $400,000.00 settlement for a pedestrian who sustained hip fractures when she was hit by an Uber driver. Uber Driver Hits Teacher at Crosswalk On November 1, 2016, Mr. Kopsick’s client, a 64-year-old teacher, was walking northbound across a major Chicago street within the crosswalk. At>> Read More

Three Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) workers have been injured, two of them critically, in an “arc blast” while doing maintenance work at a ComEd substation in an alley near State Street and Lake Street, according to the Chicago Fire Department. This incident highlights some of the many dangers that construction workers face on the job>> Read More

A recent report by Reveal alleges that Tesla concealed the number of injuries occurring at its Fremont, CA facility, where the company is producing its Model 3 economy vehicle.  The report also suggests that the number of injuries exceeded the industry average. Injury Reports Required Tesla is required by law to report every work-related injury>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers attorneys Bennett J. Baker and Michael A. Knobloch recently obtained a $1,137,500.00 settlement for a union electrician who injured his right shoulder when he fell through a drywall floor. Mr. Baker also negotiated the waiver of a $567,000.00 workers’ compensation lien, increasing the amount of money in his client’s pocket. On the Edge of a>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers Partner David Caplan recently obtained a $425,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a union construction laborer suffering from permanent injuries. This result is even more impressive given the client’s relatively advanced age of 66 years old. A Blow to the Neck In July 2015, Mr. Caplan’s client was working as a laborer on>> Read More