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About Carlson Bier Associates

Navigating through the complexities of Products Liability cases may seem daunting, but at Carlson Bier, we possess a level of expertise that sets us apart. With extensive experience serving Bellwood and its surrounding areas in Illinois, we are committed to securing fair compensation for our clients dealing with defective products-related injuries. We understand how devastating an injury caused by a faulty product can be; it not only impacts your health negatively- but also has significant financial implications. At Carlson Bier, we strategize vigorously to ensure defective parties will be held accountable for their actions because you deserve justice above all else! Our knowledgeable team meticulously unravels every aspect of your case to establish liability effectively and persuasively argue for desired outcomes. When you entrust your Products Liability case with Carlson Bier, expect steadfast commitment blended with unmatched legal prowess because advocating for our clients’ rights isn’t just our profession—it’s our duty! Do not let negligent manufacturers get away unscathed; contact us today – together, let’s fight towards achieving deserved recourse.

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Products Liability Lawyers in Bellwood Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand that navigating the complex realm of Products Liability can be daunting and often intimidating. We are a personal injury attorney group based in Illinois, specializing in providing you with comprehensive legal representation tailored to meet your specific needs. As experts in the field of product liability law, our aim is not only to represent you legally, but also educate you about your rights and responsibilities under this branch of law.

Products Liability refers to the area of law where manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for injuries those products cause. It primarily encompasses three types of product defects: design defects, manufacturing defects and failure to provide adequate warnings or instructions concerning the correct usage of a particular product.

• Design Defects involve inherent flaws or errors in a product’s design that makes them inherently dangerous or unfit for their intended use.

• Manufacturing Defects occur during the course of a product’s production or assembly.

• Failure to Warn relates to inadequate instructions or warnings when such absence poses significant risks to consumers.

Any defect from design through production could result in a substantial lawsuit if it causes injury or death. It’s essential that individuals fully comprehend these distinctions since they directly impact your eligibility for compensation and how your claim will be approached from a legal standpoint.

Accidents resulting from faulty products can lead not only physical harm but emotional distress as well as adverse financial effects arising from medical bills and lost wages. Hence understanding products liability principles is more than theoretical knowledge; it plays an essential role in real-life circumstances by equipping individuals with critical information on how they can hold negligent parties accountable for their actions.

As seasoned professionals fighting tirelessly for our clients’ justice at Carlson Bier associate lawyers firm, we believe firmly that consumer protection holds nuanced importance amidst modern complexities governing producers-consumers dynamics because businesses may sometimes prioritize profits over safety leading to hazardous outcomes affecting innocent lives.

At this juncture, we want to assure those affected by personal injuries caused due to negligent products and services that they are not alone in the struggle for justice. Our dedicated team of attorneys stands ready to fight on your behalf, utilizing our collective skills, knowledge, and resources. We ground our work within a framework of transparency, sensitivity, diligence, and follow-through to ensure you receive best-in-class representation.

Our vast array of resources combined with an analytical approach enables us to present compelling arguments from different angles backed up with solid evidence. By presenting these arguments effectively before court judges or insurance companies’ negotiation panels—the venue where outcomes become determinate—one could maximize their compensation opportunities which may be crucial in coping aftermaths following accidents such as covering hefty medical bills or wage losses amongst others.

Therefore Carlson Bier associates stand alongside you every step of the way. If you’ve been injured due to product liability issues – whether it’s faulty appliances, contaminated food, dangerous medication or defective cars – don’t hesitate to contact us immediately for a free consultation session where we can discuss feasibility potentialities concerning your case merits based upon initial assumptions while evaluating its rightful worth.

Product liability law remains challenging but with capable professional assistance like ours at hand—you won’t find yourself walking this path alone anymore! Click the button below now and engage with our highly skilled team who are more than eager take up your case challenges converting them into victories—because at Carlson Bier we settle only for triumph!

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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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Product Liability FAQ​

Product liability is the legal responsibility of manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and suppliers for injuries caused by defective products.

The three main types of product liability claims are:

  • Manufacturing defects: These defects occur during the manufacturing process and cause the product to be unsafe.
  • Design defects: These defects exist in the design of the product and make it inherently unsafe.
  • Marketing defects: These defects occur when the manufacturer or seller fails to adequately warn consumers about the dangers of the product.

The signs and symptoms of a product liability injury can vary depending on the type of product that caused the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Physical injuries: These could include cuts, bruises, burns, fractures, and other injuries.
  • Property damage: This could include damage to your home, car, or other belongings.
  • Economic losses: These could include lost wages, medical expenses, and other financial losses.

The treatment options for product liability injuries will vary depending on the severity of the injuries. However, some common treatment options include:

  • Surgery: Surgery may be required to repair injuries that were caused by a defective product.
  • Physical therapy: Physical therapy may be required to help patients regain their strength and mobility after suffering an injury.
  • Occupational therapy: Occupational therapy may be required to help patients learn to perform activities of daily living after suffering an injury.
  • Medications: Medications may be required to treat pain and other symptoms of product liability injuries.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for a product liability injury if you have been injured due to a defective product. A product liability 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 Bellwood

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Dedicated to legal support for people injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' recklessness or risky conditions.

Scald Damages

Extending professional legal advice for people of intense burn injuries caused by accidents or indifference.

Physician Negligence

Offering professional legal assistance for patients affected by hospital malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Items Fault

Managing cases involving dangerous products, delivering adept legal services to victims affected by harmful products.

Aged Abuse

Protecting the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to neglect in nursing homes environments, ensuring protection.

Fall and Trip Incidents

Specialist in addressing stumble accident cases, providing legal representation to individuals seeking recovery for their injuries.

Birth Injuries

Extending legal aid for households affected by medical misconduct resulting in birth injuries.

Motor Incidents

Collisions: Focused on supporting victims of car accidents gain just settlement for hurts and damages.

Scooter Crashes

Dedicated to providing representation for motorcyclists involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring justice for injuries.

Trucking Collision

Offering professional legal support for persons involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing adequate settlement for harms.

Building Collisions

Dedicated to assisting employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or irresponsibility.

Neurological Injuries

Dedicated to delivering professional legal support for persons suffering from head injuries due to accidents.

Canine Attack Wounds

Skilled in tackling cases for people who have suffered traumas from puppy bites or animal attacks.

Pedestrian Crashes

Expert in legal services for joggers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering compensation.

Wrongful Passing

Striving for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, providing empathetic and professional legal services to ensure compensation.

Spinal Cord Damage

Specializing in advocating for victims with spinal cord injuries, offering specialized legal guidance to secure compensation.

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