GWC Injury Lawyers has been retained by the family of Pedro Santiago Mateo, a construction worker who died in a building collapse. Worker Killed In Building Collapse Pedro Santiago Mateo, a construction worker working on a building renovation project in Bronzeville, became trapped when the exterior brick façade of the building collapsed in the early>> Read More

GWC partner Michael D. Fisher and attorney Lawrence J. Amato have obtained a gross settlement valued at over $2,050,000.00, inclusive of an $806,239.00 waiver of the worker’s compensation lien, for a union marble setter who suffered shoulder, elbow, and neck injuries in a construction incident on a commercial building project. General Contractor’s Negligence Causes Marble Setter’s Injuries GWC’s client,>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyer’s attorneys Michael D. Fisher, Lawrence J. Amato, and Autumn K. Leslie obtained a $4,420,000 settlement, as well as a $570,000 waiver of the workers’ compensation lien, for an elevator union client who suffered an injured shoulder and spine in a construction accident on a commercial building project. General Contractor Negligence Results In Elevator Mechanic Injury GWC’s client, a>> Read More

GWC Partners Louis C. Cairo, Michael D. Fisher, and Louis Anthony Cairo have obtained an $8 million settlement for the family of a union tuckpointer who was fatally injured in an unwitnessed lift tipover accident. Tipover Paralyzes Tuckpointer In June 2016, GWC’s union tuckpointer client was employed on a construction project at a high school in Aurora, IL. During>> Read More

GWC attorney Louis Anthony Cairo has obtained a $1.2 million settlement for a union electrician following a residential construction accident. Union Electrician Trips Avoiding Falling Plywood GWC’s client was a 41-year-old union electrician and a proud member of IBEW Local 150. In May 2017, he was performing electrical work as a subcontractor on a residential>> Read More

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher and attorney Lawrence J. Amato have obtained a binding arbitration award of $3,545,546.32 for the family of a concrete laborer who was killed in a construction accident. Laborer Suffers Deadly Fall In 2016, the deceased, a 66-year-old concrete laborer, was working at a housing development project in New Lenox, IL. >> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a settlement worth over $3.2 million for a union ironworker who fell at a worksite. Ironworker Trips on Decking Material GWC’s client was a 43-year-old union ironworker and a proud member of Local 1. In October 2015, he was performing structural steel work>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce and attorney Geoffrey E. Jacobs have obtained a $1.5 million settlement for a union ironworker who was injured in a trip-and-fall accident. Serious Fall on Concrete Floor GWC’s client was a 57-year-old union ironworker and a proud member of Local 1 for many years. In October 2017, he was performing>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce has obtained a $1.75 million settlement for a union electrician who suffered a significant shoulder injury. Elevated Flooring Forces Abrupt Stop GWC’s client was a 54-year-old union electrician and a proud member of IBEW Local 134 for many years. In November 2016, he was working as a subcontractor on a>> Read More

GWC Partner Joseph P. Sorce has obtained a settlement worth over $1.4 million for a union marble finisher injured at a construction site. Pallet Jack Speeds Down Ramp In September 2016, GWC’s client, a union marble finisher who was 29 years old at the time, was working at a construction site in Evanston, IL. He>> Read More

A worker has been killed in a Back of the Yards construction accident on the Southwest Side of Chicago, according to authorities. Back of the Yards Construction Accident Fatal On January 15, 2021, at approximately 11:00 a.m., emergency medical responders and police were called to a meatpacking plant under construction on South Packers Avenue in>> Read More

Two construction workers were critically injured after a building collapsed in suburban Westmont, IL on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred around 12:30 PM at a new, multi-use building near the intersection of Cass Avenue and Quincy Street. The workers were transferred to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove for critical, but not life-threatening, injuries. Westmont>> Read More