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Wayne, ILGWC Obtains $1.3 Million for Infant’s Fatal Bowel ObstructionGWC Obtains $1.3 Million Settlement for Injured PainterGWC Obtains $1.5 Million for Union IronworkerGWC Obtains $1.5 Million in Fatal Auto AccidentGWC Obtains $1.75 Million Settlement for Union ElectricianGWC Obtains $1.9 Wrongful Death Settlement for Family of Young WomanGWC Obtains $17,200,000.00 Settlement for Union LaborerGWC Obtains $2.5 Million for Union Electrician in Tractor-Trailer AccidentGWC Obtains $200,000.00 Settlement for Oak Brook Car AccidentGWC Obtains $3 Million Record Settlement for Concrete Laborer in Jo Daviess CountyGWC Obtains $3.4 Million Settlement For Injured MillwrightGWC Obtains $300k Workers’ Compensation Settlement for Union OperatorGWC Obtains $330,484.00 Jury Verdict for Client, More Than Three Times the FINAL OfferGWC Obtains $350,000 Settlement for Injured WorkerGWC Obtains $365k Workers’ Compensation Settlement for Union PainterGWC Obtains $375k Workers’ Compensation Settlement for Union Telephone LinemanGWC Obtains $4,990,000 Settlement for Union Elevator MechanicGWC Obtains $4.5 Million Settlement for Injured Motorist Diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain SyndromeGWC Obtains $400,000.00 for Injured TeamsterGWC Obtains $400,000.00 for Union Peoples Gas WorkerGWC Obtains $400,000.00 for Union Peoples Gas WorkerGWC Obtains $425,000.00 for Foreman ElectricianGWC Obtains $475,000.00 Settlement in Vaping Injury CaseGWC Obtains $500,000.00 Settlement for Construction WorkerGWC Obtains $527,689.02 Jury Verdict for Union LaborerGWC Obtains $540,000.00 for Union CarpenterGWC Obtains $6,300,000 Jury Award on Behalf of a Local 134 ElectricianGWC Obtains $6.2 Million for Sister and Brother Injured by Semi-TractorGWC Obtains $625,000.00 for Jewel Slip and FallGWC Obtains $650,000 Settlement for Local 150 Operating EngineerGWC Obtains $7.75 Million Settlement for IronworkerGWC Obtains $800,000.00 Settlement in Semi-Tractor-Trailer AccidentGWC Obtains $875k Settlement for Union Nicor Gas Worker Injured in Head-On CollisionGWC Obtains $9.2 Million on Two Personal Injury CasesGWC Obtains $975,000.00 for Married Couple After Car AccidentGWC Obtains Binding Arbitration Award of Over $3.5 Million for the Family of a Concrete LaborerGWC Obtains Full Policy Limits of $8 Million for Family of Union TuckpointerGWC Obtains Half a Million Dollars for Union CarpenterGWC Obtains Highest Verdict in McHenry County in 10 YearsGWC Obtains Large Settlement for Navy Officer Injured in Bicycle AccidentGWC Obtains More Than $2 Million in May 2021 SettlementsGWC Obtains More Than $4.5 Million in September 2021 SettlementsGWC Obtains Nearly $1 Million for HVAC Technician in Truck AccidentGWC Obtains Over $15.2 Million in MarchGWC Obtains Over $2,050,000.00 for Union Marble SetterGWC Obtains Over $2.8 Million in November 2021 SettlementsGWC Obtains Over $250k for Union BricklayerGWC Obtains Over $3 Million in July 2021 SettlementsGWC Obtains Over $3.4 Million in April 2021 SettlementsGWC Obtains Over $300k for Union Electrician in McHenry County CollisionGWC Obtains Over $4 Million in March 2021 SettlementsGWC Obtains Over $409,000.00 in One of the First Zoom Bench Trials in IllinoisGWC Obtains Over $563,000.00 for Telecommunications TechnicianGWC Obtains Previously Denied Benefits for CTA Bus DriverGWC Obtains Record $6,000,000.00 Settlement for 25-Year-Old Woman Struck by CTA BusGWC Obtains Second Largest Settlement in Jo Daviess County HistoryGWC Obtains Settlement for Union Carpenter Worth $1,326,682.00GWC Obtains Settlement Valued at Over $710,160.00 for Union PipefitterGWC Obtains Settlement Worth $2.5 Million for Family of Deceased Union ElectricianGWC Obtains Settlement Worth $315k for Injured Chicago Police OfficerGWC Obtains Settlement Worth $4,795,000.00 for Forklift Operator and WifeGWC Obtains Settlement Worth $454,700.40 for CarpenterGWC Obtains Settlement Worth Nearly $1 Million for Injured Union Sprinkler FitterGWC Obtains Settlement Worth Nearly $750k for Union IronworkerGWC Obtains Settlement Worth Over $1.4 Million for Union Marble FinisherGWC Obtains Settlement Worth Over $2.7 Million for Union Sheet Metal WorkerGWC Obtains Settlement Worth Over $3.2 Million for IronworkerGWC Obtains Significant Settlement for Injured BartenderGWC Obtains Six-Figure Insurance Policy Limits for GrandmotherGWC Participates in 23rd Annual Race JudicataGWC Participates in Annual DASH for Detection for Pancreatic Cancer ResearchGWC Participates In The Mexican Consulate’s Labor Right’s WeekGWC Participates in the Michael Matters 5k Stadium WalkGWC Partner Interviewed by CBS News Taxicab Injury ClaimsGWC Partner Lance Northcutt Discusses iPhone-Hacking Software with NBC NewsGWC Partner Louis Cairo Appears on CAN TVGWC Partner Louis Cairo Interviewed on WCIU about Giving Back to the CommunityGWC Partners Present at Mass Torts Made PerfectGWC Partners Settle Back-to-Back Million Dollar CasesGWC Proudly Sponsors WBAI’s 22nd Annual Judicial ReceptionGWC Proudly Supporting Fundraiser For Reknown Chicago ReporterGWC Reaches $100,000 Settlement With Chicago Park DistrictGWC Recovers for Severely Injured Union CarpenterGWC Recovers for Woman Struck by Car in Own Living RoomGWC Recovers Seven-Figure Settlement for Injured IronworkerGWC Remembers 9/11/2001GWC Retained by Nicor Worker Injured in Romeoville ExplosionGWC Retained to Investigate Severe Beating of 12-Year-OldGWC Secures $7 Million in Settlement Proceeds for Injured Union TeamsterGWC Secures $8,376,000.00 Jury Verdict for Injured Indiana BricklayerGWC Secures Large Workers’ Comp Settlement After HVAC Worker Loses FingerGWC Secures Settlement Worth Over $2 Million for Union Sheet Metal WorkerGWC Secures Wrongfully Denied WC Benefits for Union CarpenterGWC Settle Work Injury Claim for $13.75MGWC Settles Lake County Med Mal Case for $2.85 MillionGWC Sponsored Hockey Team Takes Second Place in TournamentGWC Sponsors 10th Annual Midway Shoot for a Cure Charity Sporting Clays ShootGWC Sponsors In Search of a Cure Golf OutingGWC Sponsors Shoot for a Cure Charity Sporting Clays ShootGWC Statement on the Death of Johnny BaldwinGWC Supports Consulate General of Mexico Initiative to End Violence Against WomenGWC Supports the Brain Injury Association of IllinoisGWC Supports The Drop And Give Me 10 InitiativeGWC Takes Part in Latin American Labor Rights WeekGWC Team Settles Construction Accident ClaimGWC to Co-Host Judicial Panel Discussion on Ethics and ProfessionalismGWC Turns Insurance Denial into $3 MillionGWC Wins Large Award for Boy with Facial Dog BitesGWC Wins Large Settlement for 64-Year-Old Sanitation Worker Nearing RetirementGWC’s Colin J. O’Malley Discusses Troubled Barrel Reconditioning IndustryGWC’s Jacqueline Hickey Working on Behalf of Chicagoland’s Latino CommunityGWC’s Lawrence T. Ruder Interviewed on CBS 2 NewsGWC’s Bennett J. Baker Obtains Settlement Worth $2.16 Million for Injured IronworkerGWC’s Dana Blumthal Obtains WC Settlement Worth More Than $1 MillionGWC’s Donn P. LaHaie Obtains Over $187k for Injured Warehouse WorkerGWC’s Jacqueline C. Hickey Speaks During Latin American Labor Rights WeekGWC’s Jacqueline Hickey Attends National Immigrant Justice Center Awards LuncheonGWC’s James E. Babcock Publishes Article in ISBA NewsletterGWC’s James E. Babcock Publishes Article on Sua Sponte Exclusion of EvidenceGWC’s June 2021 Settlements Top $3.8 MillionGWC’s Louis Anthony Cairo Obtains $300k for Client Injured by Falling Down StairsGWC’s Louis C. Cairo Speaks at Fundraiser for Judge Frederick H. BatesGWC’s Michael A. Knobloch Obtains $820k for Client Injured in Motorcycle CrashGWC’s Michael D. 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Northcutt Joins GWC as Lead Partner in Charge of Specialty LitigationLaptop Fire Forces Emergency Diversion of JetBlue FlightLaSalle Building Collapse Site to Be DemolishedLaSalle Veterans’ Home Administrator Let Go After COVID-19 OutbreakLaSalle Veterans’ Home COVID-19 Report ReleasedLaw Division to Expand Jury TrialsLawmakers Call for Chemical Disaster PreventionLawrence J. 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Cairo Appears on “Case or No Case?” Segment on WCIU’s You & MeLouis C. Cairo Discusses Coronavirus Lawsuits on WGN RadioLouis C. Cairo Discusses Coronavirus Lawsuits, Workers’ Compensation Changes on WCPTLouis C. Cairo Discusses Nursing Home Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic on WCPTLouis C. Cairo Discusses the Supreme Court and Trump Rally Waivers on WCPTLouis C. 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