GWC Injury Lawyers

James Daniels, a Local 1 ironworker, fell about 23 feet from a form wall on the $978 million Fermilab PIP-II particle accelerator project in May 2023, suffering catastrophic injuries including a traumatic brain injury, rib fractures, and nerve damage; GWC Injury Lawyers recovered a $40 million settlement in 2026.

David O'Donnell, 27, died after an improperly anchored scaffold at the University of Chicago Cancer Pavilion construction site swung away from the building during a 44 mph wind gust and dropped him 140 feet; GWC attorney Louis Cairo secured a $23.5 million settlement for his family in June 2025.

GWC Injury Lawyers secured a $13.424 million settlement for the families of two people killed and dozens injured when an improperly anchored 'Mega Tent' collapsed at Wood Dale's Prairie Fest on August 2, 2015.

Ironworker Michael Zigich, 50, fractured his right leg and ankle and tore a rotator cuff when a scaffold section collapsed under him at a Fort Sheridan construction site in June 2009. He sued the steel contractor, the general contractor and a joint venture in Cook County. The defendants disputed the scaffold's condition and who was responsible for its use, and the case settled on July 15, 2015, before trial.