If you have been hurt at a construction site, you may be thinking of pursuing a claim for financial compensation. As with any personal injury case, you need to identify all parties who may responsible for the accident. So who is at fault for your construction accident? Determining Fault on a Construction Site Determining who>> Read More

GWC Injury Lawyers partners Louis C. Cairo, Michael D. Fisher, and Louis A. Cairo have obtained a $17,200,000.00 settlement for a union laborer who suffered an internal cranio-cervical disassociation injury whereby his skull detached from his vertebral column. The case remains pending against other defendants. Plaintiff Sustains Life-Altering Injuries In October of 2019, the Plaintiff, a 41-year-old union construction>> Read More

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