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About Carlson Bier Associates

When you’re involved in an automobile accident, having a competent attorney by your side is essential. Carlson Bier has earned its reputation for excellence in representing car accident victims and ensuring they get the justice and compensation they deserve- all the way from hearings to trials. With years of combined legal experience, our lawyers are experts at deciphering complex cases and turning them into compelling arguments that favor clients. Our focus on car accidents secures us as knowledgeable allies who understand every nuance of these traumatic situations which differentiates us from other law firms that deal with general personal injuries only. Every Carlson Bier attorney employs strategic techniques honed over years to maximize your claim’s potential value while keeping you informed about each movement we make on your case’s behalf. We customize our approach based on individual needs rather than applying one-size-fits-all tactics because we appreciate client uniqueness.

In Illinois, if you have been unfortunate enough to be part of a debilitating car accident – think Carlson Bier – leaders in diligent representation!

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Car Accident Lawyers in Astoria Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, your trusted and experienced personal injury attorney in Illinois. Skilled and diligent representation is synonymous with our firm’s name as we strive tirelessly to offer defense for individuals suffering from life-altering injuries caused by car accidents.

Navigating through the complex maze of legalities after a traumatic car accident can be tremendously challenging. Here at Carlson Bier, we educate you about your rights providing insightful counsel every step of the way, while keeping our focus on maximizing compensation for losses incurred due to another party’s negligence.

• Careless Driving: Speeding, intoxication, or distracted driving often lay at the heart of most car accidents. These actions compromise safety rules designed to protect drivers and put innocent lives at risk.

• Impact on Victims: Beyond physical harm, victims suffer emotional trauma besides financial hardship from loss of earnings and mounting medical bills arising out of extensive treatment.

• Role of Insurance Companies: In many instances, insurers adopt tactics to limit payouts regardless of policyholder entitlements causing additional stress during such critical times.

Knowledge is power when addressing these major issues – which makes it crucially important in proceeding confidently towards just resolution post-accident.

At Carlson Bier, we empower you by clearly explaining each aspect concerning a personal injury case under Illinois law dealing with car accidents:

• Consultation: We suggest an initial consultation post-accident even if injuries may seem minor initially; some serious injuries like internal bleeding or brain trauma don’t reveal symptoms immediately.

• Legal Representation: As industry-leading attorneys specializing in personal injury law across all Illinois jurisdictions we understand that adequate assistance aids swift recovery without facing credibility attacks from insurance companies or their lawyers.

• Compensation Pursuit: Our uncompromising mission lies firmly vested in pursuing maximum compensation for damages endured including property damage costs or lost wages over time spent coping with unexpected incident shocks and recuperating thereafter.

We believe that informed decision-making should stand central around these key themes before embarking upon a legal claim process. Our firm offers free consultation sessions with one of our attorneys to discuss your specific situation and the routes you might pursue.

A car accident can have devastating effects that extend far beyond immediate physical injury; psychological trauma, financial burdens, property damages – but it’s important to remember that you don’t have to face these challenges alone. The team at Carlson Bier is here to step in as your advocate providing informed advice along with relentless representation.

Our unwavering commitment is driven by guiding principles premised on trust – this means committing heatedly towards your personal recovery whilst concurrently protecting rights under law during such distress.

Getting back on track post-accident necessitates personalized attention, comprehensive expertise, and vigorous advocacy — the core beliefs driving us at Carlson Bier. An accident may happen in a split second but its impact often resonates for years ; ensure that you are represented rightly with Carlson Bier firmly in your corner steering expert direction all along the way.

Let us navigate through legal complexities using profound expertise earned over decades of practicing personal injury law within Illinois-maintaining an uncompromising pursuit of justified compensation aimed at addressing holistic issue resolution pivoted around victim welfare.

If you’ve been injured in a car accident due to negligence from another party, take action now. Get educated about your rights and possible compensation options pertinent under Illinois Personal Injury Law and adopt a powerful defensive stand fortified through credible counsel offered by experienced attorneys at Carlson Bier who genuinely care about securing positive outcomes to aid swift recovery pursuits.

Arm yourself with competent representation demonstrated by our solid track record witnessed across countless victorious cases fought passionately towards just resolution for accident victims providing them renewed hope during desperate times.

It’s time to fight back & emerge strong limiting unfortunate events from defining life’s course aided undeniably through formidable assistance symbolizing unmatched dedication promised unreservedly by Carlson Bier.

Finally, let us answer a vital question you may have: how much is your case worth? Click on the button below to learn more – and remember, at Carlson Bier we fight for every dollar you deserve. We are here to offer unwavering support while leading the charge towards realizing justified compensation anchored around your rightful entitlements under law-contextualized against individual circumstances surrounding each specific case meticulously.

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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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The most common causes of car accidents in Chicago include:

  • Driver negligence: This includes distracted driving, speeding, and failing to yield.
  • Road conditions: Potholes, uneven pavement, and other road hazards can cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles.
  • Vehicle defects: Defective vehicles can cause accidents in a variety of ways.
  • Weather conditions: Rain, snow, and ice can make roads slick and dangerous.

If you are involved in a car accident in Chicago, you should:

  • Seek medical attention immediately. Even if you don’t think you’re seriously injured, it’s important to get checked out by a doctor.
  • Exchange information with the other driver. Get their name, address, insurance information, and license plate number.
  • Take pictures of the scene of the accident. This will help you document what happened and build your case if you decide to file a lawsuit.
  • Report the accident to the police. This will create a record of the accident and help you get help if you need it.
  • Contact a car accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a car accident victim in Chicago, you have the right to:

  • Seek compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages.
  • File a lawsuit against the driver who caused your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a car accident lawsuit in Chicago, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Medical expenses: This includes the cost of ambulance rides, hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, and physical therapy.
  • Lost wages: This includes the wages you lost while you were unable to work because of your injuries.
  • Pain and suffering: This includes compensation for the physical and emotional pain you have endured as a result of your injuries.

In a car accident lawsuit in Chicago, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Medical expenses: This includes the cost of ambulance rides, hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, and physical therapy.
  • Lost wages: This includes the wages you lost while you were unable to work because of your injuries.
  • Pain and suffering: This includes compensation for the physical and emotional pain you have endured as a result of your injuries.

    Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your vehicle.

    Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

The statute of limitations for car accident lawsuits in Illinois is two years. This means that you have two years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit.

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Areas of Practice in Astoria

Two-Wheeler Accidents

Specializing in legal support for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' indifference or dangerous conditions.

Thermal Injuries

Providing skilled legal services for victims of major burn injuries caused by accidents or recklessness.

Physician Misconduct

Offering experienced legal support for clients affected by clinical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Items Responsibility

Managing cases involving defective products, providing skilled legal support to consumers affected by product malfunctions.

Senior Mistreatment

Defending the rights of elders who have been subjected to abuse in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Trip & Tumble Accidents

Specialist in managing stumble accident cases, providing legal support to sufferers seeking compensation for their damages.

Newborn Harms

Supplying legal help for families affected by medical incompetence resulting in birth injuries.

Vehicle Collisions

Crashes: Committed to supporting victims of car accidents receive fair payout for damages and losses.

Bike Accidents

Committed to providing legal support for riders involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring justice for losses.

Trucking Collision

Extending specialist legal assistance for drivers involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing adequate compensation for losses.

Building Collisions

Engaged in supporting staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or recklessness.

Head Harms

Dedicated to providing specialized legal support for individuals suffering from brain injuries due to negligence.

Canine Attack Wounds

Expertise in tackling cases for people who have suffered wounds from puppy bites or animal assaults.

Jogger Collisions

Committed to legal assistance for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering claims.

Unfair Fatality

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, delivering empathetic and professional legal assistance to ensure restitution.

Neural Damage

Committed to assisting persons with spinal cord injuries, offering dedicated legal support to secure recovery.

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