We Win Cases

For a union electrician who was electrocuted by an improperly manufactured ceiling fan.

For a union marble setter who fell six feet from a defective scaffold onto a concrete floor.

For a union elevator mechanic who injured his shoulder and spine on the site of a commercial building project.

For a union electrician who sustained bilateral shoulder injuries when he was electrocuted by a faulty light fixture.

For a union laborer who suffered a cranio-cervical disassociation injury in which his skull detached from his vertebral column.

A union electrician suffered a non-displaced SLAP tear of the right shoulder in a residential construction accident.

A union electrician sustained multiple orthopedic injuries after falling from a lift.

A 66-year-old concrete laborer suffered a deadly fall while working on a housing development project.

A union tuckpointer was fatally injured in a lift tipover accident.

A tuckpointer suffered a brain injury in a scaffold collapse.

An electrician suffered severe electrical burns when an aluminum street light pole that his employer was installing hit a power…

A union ironworker suffered significant injuries to his right rotator cuff and left knee after falling at a construction site.

A sheet metal worker suffered a mild, disputed brain injury in a fall from a 12-foot stepladder while connecting pieces…

A carpenter suffered a fatal fall through metal decking due to another contractor partially cutting decking and leaving the area…

The wife of a laborer who had fallen to his death in an unwitnessed construction incident settled her wrongful death…

A laborer died following a construction fall.

An ironworker suffered multiple fractures from a 35-foot fall out of a lift truck while not using his safety lanyard.

An electrician suffered a serious knee injury when a piece of construction equipment became dislodged in a trailer and fell…

A laborer suffered serious head injuries from an eleven-foot fall off of a job-built ladder on a construction project.

A sheet metal worker suffered multiple leg and facial fractures in a 20-foot fall off of an iron beam when…

A Local 1 ironworker agreed to settle his case as his attorneys were preparing to select the jury.

An ironworker sustained injuries when he fell 11 feet off a block wall.

A laborer suffered a fatal accident at a construction site during a violent storm.

An electrical lineman suffered severe electrical burns at a construction site accident.

An electrician was killed after sustaining burns in a switchgear explosion.

A bricklayer fell thirty feet after an unsupported walking plank gave way.

A carpenter was killed when he was struck by a beam after a wall collapsed.

A carpenter was killed in a 100-foot fall into an elevator pit.

An ironworker fell from a one-story roof and was rendered a partial quadriplegic.

A laborer suffered extensive burns over 80% of his body.

For a driver and passenger who sustained multiple injuries when hit by a semi-truck driver.

For an avid motorcyclist who collided with a sedan making an unexpected left turn at a Winnebago County intersection.

An Iraqi war veteran sustained fatal injuries after striking a pothole while riding his motorcycle in the City of Chicago.

26 year old was killed in a devastating multi-car semi-truck collision.

A motorcyclist seriously injured his legs when he was struck by an SUV.

Three brothers were involved in a major car accident resulting in surgery and broken bones.

Female passenger sustained a devastating ankle injury when a semi-truck made an improper left turn in front of her vehicle.

A mother was the sole survivor of van crash succumbed to catastrophic injuries.

A mother and daughter suffered multiple injuries in an auto accident when another car disobeyed a stop sign.

A male driver suffered a fatal accident as a result of a semi-truck driver swerving his truck into west bound…

An automobile driver sustained aggravation of preexisting degenerative neck condition that necessitated surgery.

An elderly woman was knocked down by a cab and sustained a broken leg.

A policy limits settlement on behalf of a pedestrian that was struck by a car while crossing street at night.

A male driver sustained a traumatic brain injury after a truck from a major trucking company collided with his vehicle.

Settlement for an injured union waste hauler, more than twice the insurance company’s initial offer.

For a truck driver who fractured a long bone in his foot while delivering a load of metal pipes.

A 38-year-old union carpenter suffered a significant back injury while lifting an aluminum joist.

A 55-year-old construction worker required right shoulder replacement surgery after a jobsite fall.

A union foreman electrician sustained a neck injury with permanent work restrictions after moving a 1000-pound master bundle of pipes.

A 60-year-old union carpenter injured his knee and back while working on a remodeling job.

An employee of a staffing agency slipped on oil and tore his rotator cuff. After surgery, the injured worker was…

A Union Waste management driver suffered a labral tear and also developed issues in the elbow both of which required…

A 58 y.o operating engineer fell of a ladder and was seriosuly injured. His injuries required three years of medical…

This case involved a machine operator that was tried and settled over a disputed wage loss due to restrictions that…

A carpenter suffered a left shoulder injury that resulted in two surgeries and permanent restrictions. The lawyers at GWC obtained…

Our client is a spanish-speaking only teacher aide with a low rate who suffered a knee injury at work. Despite…

A 22 y.o worker that received her income mostly from tips broke her tib/fib in a work place accident. While…

Our client was a carpenter that suffered a lower back injury that did not require surgery but resulted in permanent…

A 40 year old iron worker fell from a faulty ladder while on a job site. GWC successfully obtained $135,000…

A sheet metal worker suffered a lower back injury that resulted in permanent restrictions after two surgeries.

A sheet metal worker sustained a left wrist and hand injury while using a hammer drill.

The foot of a laborer was run over by a co-worker that was operating a back hoe. The injuries to…

A stationary engineer slipped on a ladder and grabbed onto a pipe to prevent falling. Our client sustained a cervical…

A 39 year old local #1 laborer felt a pop while he was pulling up some carpeting on a job.…

A 41 year old factory worker suffered a back injury while lifting work materials. Both the injury and the accident…

An ironworker fell at work and injured his lower back that required a two-level disc replacement. In addition to the…

A 60 year old carpenter fell from a trailer while unloading work materials and injured his non-dominant left arm. While…

The team at GWC obtained $280,000 settlement for a 61 year old electrician that sustained a serious shoulder injury while…

Our client was a laborer that sustained a serious lower back injury that required surgery. The injury resulted in the…

Injured electrician and IBEW member. Employer disputed injured electrician’s need for a knee replacement and case went to trial. The…

A 39 year old laborer sustained a back injury that required two surgical procedures. The Petitioner found alternative employment out…

A window installed stepped off a customer’s porch and injured his left knee. His injury developed into arthritis which prevented…

A 43 year old sheet metal worker sustained multiple injuries after falling at work.

An over the road truck driver sustained a serious neck injury when his truck went over a bump on I-57…

The Petitioner – a CTA bus driver – accidentally ran over a pedestrian who fell into the bus path. The…

A construction worker handling heavy pipeline seriously injured his back while lifting a pipe. He required severla surgeries and eventually…

Our client was a pipeline construction worker that seriously injured his back while lifting a pipe. He underwent numerous surgeries…

A carpenter fell while at work and sustained a cervical injury. The settlement that GWC negotiated included a funds set-aside…

GWC attorney Joel Block helped to secure more than $550,000 for the injuries sustained by a carpenter after he slipped…

A sheet metal worker suffered significant injuries and was eventually placed on permanent sedentary work restrictions.

For a union Peoples Gas worker who fell through flimsy wooden paneling during a service call in the attic of…

For a Villa Park woman who sustained multiple knee injuries when she slipped on a puddle in a Jewel grocery…

A union cement mason was fatally injured while trying to help an injured friend off a ladder on the friend’s…

A temp agency employee had several fingers partially amputated while operating a power press at a fabrication plant.

A 3-year-old boy was tragically killed in a fire in a rental home with faulty electrical wiring.

On behalf of woman bit by dog. GWC accepted this case and was able to successfully negotiate a settlement of…

Our client suffered leg injuries (no fractures) and was initially offered under $40,000. GWC injury lawyer Mr. Timothy Keiser took…

On behalf of a woman who sustained wrist fracture falling into sinkhole on village parkway.

Our client fell on carpet in her own office. Prior to contacting GWC, the victim did not receive any compensation…

A man tripped over a broken parking block and sustained broken orbital bone.

Attorneys Louis A Cairo and Bradley Barker helped the family of an 85 year old man receive compensation for injuries…

An infant boy suffered an above the knee amputation due to the negligent acts of the hospital and a number…

Chicago neighborhood exposed to toxic smoke from the ACME Barrel facility.