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If you are dealing with a case of nursing home abuse in Sumner, the Carlson Bier law firm should be your go-to choice. Our team consists of experienced attorneys specializing in tackling nursing home abuse issues. We understand that this is a challenging time for you and your loved ones – we’re here to make it easier by ensuring the pursuit of justice is seamless. At Carlson Bier, compassion meets action as our dedicated staff fights tooth and nail to right these wrongs. In Illinois, where people value dignity and respect for all ages, we stand for those whose voices need amplification against ill-treatment or negligence at their most vulnerable stage. Choosing us means having an advocate who understands both legal implications and emotional dimensions related to eldercare neglect cases. With an impressive track record under our belt across Illinois, vouching commitment towards individuals facing such trauma remains our primary aim—your peace-of-mind; our responsibility! Let’s stop Nursing Home Abuse together with Carlson Bier on your side!

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Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers in Sumner Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we pride ourselves on being a leading personal injury law firm in Illinois. Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to represent countless clients with varied needs, many of whom have suffered mistreatment and abuse within nursing homes; an issue that is tragically widespread across the nation. It’s vital for everyone to understand what constitutes as Nursing Home Abuse, how pervasive it can be, how to identify it and what legal options are available.

Nursing home abuse often manifests in different forms but one universal characteristic associated with all facets of this systemic problem is harm inflicted upon a resident by nursing staff or healthcare providers. This could range from physical maltreatment or neglect – failure to provide adequate nutritional meals or timely medical attention – to emotional abuse such as undue isolation or degradation.

• Physical Abuse: may include but not limited to improper usage of restraints, force-feeding, striking or manhandling.

• Emotional Abuse: includes behaviors such as using degrading words towards residents and isolating them from social activities.

• Neglect: As much harmful if not more than direct physical abuse. It spans actions like failing to assist patients with basic necessities like hydration, nutrition and hygiene maintenance.

It’s heartrending yet necessary knowledge that our loved ones could become victims of such negligence; people who spent their lives nurturing ours now under threat when they need us the most. Unfortunately, many cases go undetected due purely to lack of awareness about these issues; this is thus an effort at knowledge dissemination so you are empowered should any unfortunate incidents arise.

When engaging a professional attorney specialized in handling nursing home abuses cases like those at Carlson Bier can bring immense value for pursuing justice in these situations. An experienced lawyer will guide you through recognizing signs of potential nursing home abuse – unexplained injuries change in behavior or appearance noticeable apprehension around certain staff members among others – swiftly initiating an investigation promptly filing lawsuits against liable parties ensuring appropriate settlement or compensation and most importantly being the steadfast support you lean on throughout the ordeal.

The dedicated professionals at Carlson Bier dispense more than just legal service. We promise compassion empathy understanding – three pillars we’ve held close as long as we’ve been striving for our clients’ justice; evaluative of your distress bereavement and confusion standing with you in every step to offer clarity and comfort.

Our commitment towards making Illinois a safer place for elderly residents is unyielding. No moniker of the ‘Land of Lincoln’ holds worth if we cannot ensure safety dignity respect to those who shaped it into what it is now. For this reason, our team works tirelessly soliciting reforms lobbying changes involving governments communities families and individuals themselves advocating protections rights awareness for each resident residing in nursing homes within Illinois boundaries.

If you suspect any form of abuse taking place against a loved one housed in such an institution, do not hesitate to get counsel from a professional personal injury attorney–remember, they are there for vital dealings like these. Knowledgeable attorneys from Carlson Bier group will provide expert guidance equipped with years of experience dealing specifically with Nursing Home Abuse concerns ensuring professional representation that leaves no stone unturned while tending to your case.

Power comes only through informed decisions and appropriate actions – exact reasons why uninterrupted learning about pervasive societal pitfalls like Nursing Home Abuse among others yields immeasurable value helping us understand protect serve better beyond individualistic needs onto larger community goals.

Finally, knowing your legal options should be synonymous with seeking answers about potential compensations – After all justice often transcends punitive measures encompassing apt monetary settlements facilitating access to said justice without financial impediments disrupting its course. Can we help navigate these roads? Absolutely! To find out how much your case could potentially be worth based on specific aspects pertinent laws discernments click on the button below securing an initial consultation free-of-charge keeping accusations at bay realizing hopes seeing smiles prevail over tear-streaked faces – as they should always in a fair just society.

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Notable Illinois Appellate Wins

Moruzzi v. CCC Servs., Inc., 2020 IL App (2d) 190411, 171 N.E.3d 61
Background: Insured motorist filed action against insurer for declaratory judgment seeking construction of automobile insurance policy issued to insured and that was in effect when insured was injured by an underinsured driver. The Circuit Court, DuPage County, Bonnie M. Wheaton, J., granted the insurer's motions for summary judgment. Insured appealed.Holdings: The Appellate Court, Zenoff, J., held that:1 medical payments reduction clause in automobile insurance policy conflicted with underinsured motorist provisions so as to render reduction clause ambiguous, and thus medical payment benefits were deductible from insured's damages;2 law firm representing insured did not create common fund or common funds when it reached settlement with underinsured motorist, and thus law firm was not entitled to recover fees under common-fund doctrine; and3 collateral estoppel did not bar automobile insurers from litigating whether common-fund doctrine applied in insured motorist's declaratory judgment action.Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
Maier v. CC Servs., Inc., 2019 IL App (3d) 170640, 132 N.E.3d 795
Background: After insured, who was injured in automobile collision with another driver, recovered full liability limits of driver's policy, she filed amended complaint for declaratory judgment against her own automobile insurer, alleging that insurer breached contractual duty to pay for insured's damages in accordance with uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage in insured's policy and that insurer acted in bad faith in denying insured such coverage. The Circuit Court, La Salle County, Troy D. Holland, J., granted the insurer's motion to dismiss claims as time-barred. Insured appealed.The Appellate Court ruled that neither the insurer nor the insured could add amended policy provisions to the court record. It was decided that the policy's requirement for a written arbitration demand applied to both uninsured and underinsured motorist claims. The court found that a letter from the insured's attorney to the insurer wasn't a valid arbitration demand nor a proof of loss to toll the statute of limitations. Finally, the insurer was permitted to use the defense based on the two-year statute of limitations period. The court's decision was affirmed.
Econ. Premier Assurance Co. v. Country Mut. Ins. Co., 2021 IL App (1st) 192364-U
Holding: The circuit court's order that granted defendant's motion for summary judgment and denied plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment was proper where defendant had no duty to indemnify its insured with respect to the underlying complaint and therefore plaintiff was not entitled to recover against defendant on its subrogation or unjust enrichment claims; affirmed.
Country Preferred Ins. Co. v. Westerheide, 2023 IL App (5th) 220343-U
Holding: The court affirmed judgment of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff where the defendant failed to make a written demand for arbitration within two years from the date of the accident as required by the underinsured provisions of the defendant's automotive insurance policy.
Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. Olsak, 2022 IL App (1st) 200695, 216 N.E.3d 291
In a complex legal case, an insurer sought to avoid defending or indemnifying a hockey player under a policy issued to the player's stepfather after the player was sued for assaulting his coach. The initial Circuit Court ruling favored the insurer, but the Appellate Court reversed this decision, leading to a protracted legal battle. Ultimately, the Appellate Court determined the insurer was liable only up to the $3 million policy limit and found the insurer's four-year delay in seeking a declaratory judgment to be reasonable. This case highlights important aspects of insurance litigation and policy limit liabilities.
Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. Durkin Elec. Co., Inc., 2022 IL App (1st) 210293-U, appeal denied, 199 N.E.3d 1187 (Ill. 2022)
Holding: The circuit court's order that denied plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment and found that defendant was an additional insured under the policy was proper. The circuit court's order that denied defendant's motion for summary judgment and found that plaintiff did not have a duty to defend or indemnify defendant under the policy was proper; affirmed.
Country Preferred Ins. Co. v. Groen, 2017 IL App (4th) 160028, 69 N.E.3d 911
Background: Uninsured motorist (UM) carrier brought action against insured for declaratory judgment that it owed no benefits since workers' compensation received by insured exceeded policy limits. The Circuit Court, Sangamon County, Chris Perrin, J., entered summary judgment in favor of the carrier. Insured appealed.Holdings: The Appellate Court, Harris, J., held that:1 employer's medical payments entitled carrier to setoff, and2 setoff clauses were enforceable.Affirmed.
Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. Frobish, 2021 IL App (3d) 190473-U
Holding: Allegations in the underlying complaint that a township employee caused property damage by excavating and digging out a ditch failed to impose a duty to defend under township employee's individual farm insurance policy.
Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. Jones, 2018 IL App (1st) 173154-U
Holding: The judgment of the circuit court of Cook County is affirmed; plaintiff is entitled to summary judgment on its claim for a declaratory judgment that it has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured against the underlying complaint because the loss claimed in the underlying complaint is subject to an exclusion. The court held that it would also enter judgment for plaintiff because the underlying complaint does not allege an “occurrence” causing bodily injury within the meaning of the policy.
Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. Schmitt, 2021 IL App (5th) 190173-U
Holding: The appellate court reversed and remanded the judgment of the circuit court where plaintiff had no duty to defend its insured and thus was not stopped from raising policy defenses to coverage for the underlying tort action contained in the amended declaratory action.
Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. Livorsi Marine, Inc., 222 Ill. 2d 303, 856 N.E.2d 338 (2006) (the late Keith Carlson)
Liability insurer brought action against insureds for a declaratory judgment based on failure to provide timely notice of lawsuits against them. The Circuit Court, Cook County, Stephen A. Schiller, J., entered judgment for the insurer. Insureds appealed. The Appellate Court, Wolfson, J., 358 Ill.App.3d 880, 295 Ill.Dec. 665, 833 N.E.2d 871, affirmed. Leave to appeal was granted.Holdings: The Supreme Court, Garman, J., held that:1 if the insurer did not receive reasonable notice of an occurrence or a lawsuit, the policyholder may not recover under the policy, regardless of whether the lack of reasonable notice prejudiced the insurer, overruling Rice v. AAA Aerostar, Inc., 294 Ill.App.3d 801, 229 Ill.Dec. 20, 690 N.E.2d 1067, and Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Baur's Opera House, Inc., 296 Ill.App.3d 1011, 230 Ill.Dec. 624, 694 N.E.2d 593, and2 insured did not need to prove that it was prejudiced by delayed notice of lawsuits.Affirmed.
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Nursing Home | Elder Abuse FAQ​

The signs and symptoms of nursing home abuse or neglect can vary depending on the type of abuse or neglect that is occurring. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Physical abuse: This could include bruises, cuts, fractures, and other injuries.
  • Emotional abuse: This could include verbal abuse, intimidation, and isolation.
  • Sexual abuse: This could include sexual touching, intercourse, and other sexual acts.
  • Neglect: This could include malnutrition, dehydration, and poor hygiene.

If you suspect that your loved one is being abused or neglected in a nursing home, you should:

  • Report your suspicions to the nursing home administrator.
  • Contact the local ombudsman, who is an advocate for nursing home residents.
  • File a complaint with the state’s department of health or human services.
  • Contact a nursing home abuse lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a family member of a nursing home abuse or neglect victim, you have the right to:

  • Visit your loved one at any time.
  • Have access to your loved one’s medical records.
  • Be informed of your loved one’s care plan and treatment.
  • File a complaint against the nursing home if you believe your loved one is being abused or neglected.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for nursing home abuse or neglect if your loved one has been injured due to the negligence or recklessness of the nursing home. A nursing home abuse lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

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Areas of Practice in Sumner

Cycling Crashes

Specializing in legal representation for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' carelessness or hazardous conditions.

Burn Injuries

Giving expert legal assistance for people of grave burn injuries caused by events or indifference.

Clinical Negligence

Extending specialist legal assistance for patients affected by medical malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Products Obligation

Addressing cases involving faulty products, providing specialist legal support to victims affected by product malfunctions.

Senior Neglect

Protecting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to neglect in care facilities environments, ensuring restitution.

Slip & Slip Incidents

Expert in tackling stumble accident cases, providing legal advice to victims seeking recovery for their damages.

Neonatal Traumas

Extending legal help for kin affected by medical negligence resulting in infant injuries.

Automobile Incidents

Mishaps: Concentrated on supporting clients of car accidents obtain equitable remuneration for wounds and losses.

Scooter Collisions

Committed to providing legal support for bikers involved in bike accidents, ensuring rightful claims for harm.

18-Wheeler Incident

Ensuring experienced legal advice for drivers involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing fair recovery for hurts.

Construction Site Crashes

Dedicated to advocating for employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or negligence.

Cognitive Impairments

Dedicated to ensuring compassionate legal services for individuals suffering from cognitive injuries due to carelessness.

Canine Attack Traumas

Expertise in managing cases for clients who have suffered injuries from dog bites or beast attacks.

Pedestrian Crashes

Focused on legal services for walkers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering compensation.

Undeserved Passing

Striving for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending understanding and skilled legal services to ensure justice.

Spine Injury

Expert in defending clients with spine impairments, offering compassionate legal support to secure settlement.

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