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About Carlson Bier Associates

Carlson Bier champions the rights of Spinal Cord Injury victims, providing them with comprehensive legal support and compassion through this trying time. We understand that every spinal cord injury harbors a unique challenge, impacting lives in unprecedented ways. With deep-rooted expertise in Illinois laws surrounding such grave personal injuries, our attorneys are equipped to pinpoint the negligence at fault and secure the compensation you deserve.

Navigating insurance complexities can be daunting for many Albers’ residents grappling with these life-altering circumstances. Thus, Carlson Bier stands as your devoted advocate against all odds; ensuring optimal claim outcomes to facilitate your recovery journey.

Using evidence-based strategies honed over years of practice paired alongside our unflagging dedication; we’ve garnered a strong reputation among Spinal Cord Injuries litigants across Illinois—echoing why we’re consistently deemed an impeccable choice when it comes to representation. Our commitment extends beyond just another case file, as we ardently fight for justice while aiming to restore some semblance of normalcy back into your lives.

Partner with Carlson Bier—for compassionate yet formidable representation against life’s most challenging adversities.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Albers Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we’re highly experienced personal injury attorneys, specializing in cases involving significant trauma such as Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs). If you’ve been physically affected by an accident leading to SCI, we empathize with the life-altering impact it can have. Our team of legal professionals is ready to explain your rights and work diligently towards procuring the highest possible compensation.

It’s crucial to remember that each spinal cord injury manifestation varies; however, some common symptoms emerge. These might be acute pain or discomfort in your neck or back region coupled with a loss or change in sensation, including numbness or tingling in your extremities. Problems related to coordination and balance often coincide with breathing difficulties post-SCI.

Understanding the severity of damages caused by SCIs isn’t easy for those unfamiliar with these types of injuries. We’ve outlined key pointers below:

– Paraplegia: Impact from thoracic vertebrae incidents may lead to paraplegia – impairment affecting all or part of your legs.

– Quadriplegia/Tetraplegia: Those experiencing cervical spine incidents are at considerable risk for quadriplegia/tetraplegia – impairment practically impacting all limbs and torso.

– Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Several medical conditions like cancers, infections, or degenerative diseases facilitate non-trauma-induced SCIs.

The medical costs associated with managing spinal cord-related complications are daunting enough without considering lost future earnings capabilities. Enlisting a knowledgeable attorney becomes paramount — someone who thoroughly understands how this particular ordeal affects personal and professional lives.

Carlson Bier prides itself on extensive knowledge of both state laws regarding personal injury lawsuits as well as comprehension concerning critical medical components involved in spinal cord injuries. Our firm firmly believes in fighting valiantly for victims’ rights so they receive just recompense.

One question weighs heavily on every potential client’s mind – “What will my case be worth?” The reality? Determining prospective settlements tied to spinal cord injuries aren’t immediately quantifiable or consistent. Numerous variables, including overall health projections post-SCI, financial burdens incurred from medical treatments required, likely future healthcare requirements and lost wages throughout the recovery period contribute to this figure.

Our dedicated team takes special consideration of these factors alongside emotional duress clients often endure. It is our primary objective at Carlson Bier to ensure full transparency with you during every phase involved in litigation relating particularly to SCIs. We strive tirelessly so you can focus solely on recuperating while we see your legal journey through its fruition.

Dotting every ‘i’ and crossing each ‘t’ within these complex lawsuits requires relentless attention from seasoned attorneys. At Carlson Bier, we commit ourselves wholly to ensuring all aspects are carefully dissected. Our legal prowess extends towards negotiating settlements matching your needs as well as contesting trials if insurers prove uncooperative.

Navigating life following a spinal cord injury can indeed seem overwhelming with medical terminology surges coupled with crippling fear regarding an uncertain future. Rest assured; our firm stands ready to alleviate this burden whilst fighting aggressively for deserved justice.

Facing daunting odds against insurance companies refusing fair recompense isn’t ideal for anyone already suffering traumatically induced physical disability caused by someone else’s recklessness or negligence. You certainly don’t need extra stress conducing friction within healing processes already growing progressively strenuous.

At this juncture, perhaps it’s time taking that initial step forward —trusting specialized attorneys like us who introduce certainty amidst stormy seas harboring tumultuously incontrovertible struggles post-spinal chord injuries. Allow us the privilege of safeguarding your rights while charting waters imbued heavily with upfront tenacity plus uncompromising grit bringing victory closer than previously imagined.

We encourage each visitor here today: Click on the button below and allow us lead you down a path exploring just how much your case is worth. Our licensed professionals armed with years honing precise skills in personal injury lawsuits are ready to investigate every opportunity getting you closer towards receiving rightful compensation post-spinal cord injury.

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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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Spinal Cord Injury FAQ​

Spinal cord injuries are commonly caused by traumatic events such as vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and acts of violence like gunshot wounds. Medical conditions like arthritis, cancer, or infections can also lead to spinal cord damage.

Symptoms of a spinal cord injury can vary depending on the severity and location of the injury. Common symptoms include loss of movement, loss of sensation (including the ability to feel heat, cold, and touch), loss of bladder or bowel control, exaggerated reflex activities or spasms, changes in sexual function, pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in the spinal cord, and difficulty breathing, coughing, or clearing secretions from your lungs.

The permanence of a spinal cord injury depends on the severity and type of injury. Complete spinal cord injuries, where all feeling and ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury, have a lower chance of recovery. Incomplete injuries, where there is some motor or sensory function below the affected area, may allow for significant recovery. However, there is currently no cure for a spinal cord injury.

Immediate treatments for spinal cord injuries focus on minimizing further damage and include immobilization, surgery, and medications. Long-term treatment involves rehabilitation, which can include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to help with the emotional aspect of the injury. Technological advances such as exoskeletons, electrical stimulation devices, and ongoing research into cell regeneration and repair are also promising areas for treatment.

The impact of a spinal cord injury on daily life varies widely and depends on the severity of the injury. It can lead to reduced mobility or paralysis, requiring the use of wheelchairs or other assistive devices. It often necessitates modifications to living spaces, vehicles, and workplaces. Spinal cord injuries can also impact personal care, bladder and bowel management, and sexual health. Support systems, adaptive technologies, and rehabilitation can play significant roles in helping individuals lead fulfilling lives post-injury.

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Areas of Practice in Albers

Bicycle Crashes

Specializing in legal assistance for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' indifference or hazardous conditions.

Flame Traumas

Giving adept legal advice for sufferers of intense burn injuries caused by incidents or recklessness.

Medical Carelessness

Providing dedicated legal advice for clients affected by clinical malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Merchandise Responsibility

Handling cases involving defective products, providing professional legal guidance to victims affected by faulty goods.

Elder Misconduct

Supporting the rights of nursing home residents who have been subjected to neglect in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Slip and Trip Accidents

Expert in tackling fall and trip accident cases, providing legal support to clients seeking compensation for their damages.

Childbirth Harms

Delivering legal support for households affected by medical incompetence resulting in childbirth injuries.

Vehicle Collisions

Accidents: Devoted to supporting individuals of car accidents gain equitable recompense for wounds and harm.

Bike Accidents

Focused on providing legal services for individuals involved in scooter accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for traumas.

Big Rig Collision

Providing professional legal services for clients involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing adequate recovery for hurts.

Worksite Collisions

Focused on supporting workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or misconduct.

Cognitive Traumas

Committed to ensuring dedicated legal assistance for patients suffering from cognitive injuries due to incidents.

Dog Bite Wounds

Expertise in tackling cases for victims who have suffered harms from K9 assaults or animal assaults.

Jogger Accidents

Dedicated to legal support for walkers involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering compensation.

Unwarranted Loss

Advocating for relatives affected by a wrongful death, providing understanding and expert legal guidance to ensure justice.

Spine Injury

Focused on representing individuals with paralysis, offering professional legal services to secure redress.

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