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Experiencing a burn injury can be devastating, leaving you with not only physical scars but emotional upheavals as well. When such incidents occur in Bensenville, the need for a seasoned personal injury attorney cannot be overstated. That’s where Carlson Bier comes into play, an industry-respected law firm that excels in representing victims of burn injuries. With vast courtroom experience and unrivaled negotiation prowess, we have been able to secure victories for our clients time and time again. We genuinely understand the traumatic effects these accidents produce and are committed to helping victims regain control over their lives by seeking maximum compensation on their behalf. At Carlson Bier, every case is handled with compassion combined with aggressive representation to ensure that justice prevails for you or your loved one affected by burn injuries. Partnering with us means choosing expertise; it means selecting dedicated representation that works tirelessly towards your recovery needs while striving towards establishing liability against negligent parties responsible for your ordeal. Trust Carlson Bier: because getting burned should never mean being left out in the cold.

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Burn Injuries Lawyers in Bensenville Illinois

Only accidents or injuries that occur due to someone else’s negligence entitle you to a claim. You cannot make a claim if you hurt yourself by being careless. At Carlson Bier, we are experienced personal injury lawyers with expertise in handling burn injury cases across Illinois. Burn injuries range from first-degree burns to life-threatening fourth-degree burns and inhalation injuries.

Burn Injuries carry both physical pain and traumatic psychological after-effects. A severe burn injury can destroy your skin, nerves, blood vessels, muscle, and even bone. It can change your life drastically making everyday tasks burdensome. Some of the common causes of burn injuries include accidental fire or flame incidents at home or workplace, scalds from hot liquids or steam, electrical accidents, chemical exposure at workplaces causing chemical burns, radiological burns because of the exposure to radiation and thermal burns resulting from direct contact with hot surfaces.

Understanding of different types of Burn injuries:

– First-Degree Burns: These involve only the outer layer (epidermis) of the skin.

– Second-Degree Burns: This type involves both epidermis and dermis layer.

– Third-Degree Burns: Also called Full Thickness Burns; this degree affects deeper tissues—denting all layers of skin.

– Fourth Degree Burns: These extend into fat,

Fifth degree burns extend into muscle

Sixth degree burns go as deep as the bone

Let’s talk about each one separately for better understanding:

First-degree Burn Injury is superficial with symptoms like redness and minor inflammation resembling sunburn without blisters – often caused by brief contact with dry heat (like slightly touching a hot pan).

Second-degree Burn Injury expands beyond the topmost layer of skin leading towards clear blister formation.

Third Degree Burn Injury tarnishes all three skin layers leading to permanent tissue damage sometimes affecting blood vessels & major organs – these are serious threatening requiring immediate medical attention.

Fourth Degree Burn leads to obliteration involving not just skin but fascia, muscle & potentially bone – a critical condition threatening loss of body part function.

Fifth and Sixth Degree Burn shatters everything from skin to bone – causing widespread massive damage often requiring amputation.

At Carlson Bier, we understand the implication of burn injuries on your life. We are committed to achieving the best possible outcome for burn injury victims by seeking compensation for not only medical expenses but also for pain and suffering, emotional distress, lost wages, future treatment costs (reconstructive surgeries), physiotherapy requirements.

Burn Injury claims cases require technical knowledge and experience because proving negligence isn’t straightforward as it may seem so. Our team is very proficient at conducting thorough investigations to identify those who might be liable for such accidents and enforce responsibility upon them.

We realize partnering with an attorney after sustaining severe burns in an accident could be daunting; therefore, we offer free initial consultations where you can speak directly with our experienced attorneys and share details about your situation. After review, they will guide you on how much monetary recompense should be considered based on several elements like severity of the burn injury, physical & mental misery endured by victim etc.

Our expertise lies in providing detailed information about different types of insurance coverage available which may help you get better financial support during these tough times – this includes homeowners’, renters’, auto liability insurance policies too amongst others!

Regardless if your burn injury happened at work or elsewhere and was caused by neglect or even malicious intent, immense trauma needs substantial legal representation. The battle doesn’t have to be fought alone! Take advantage of our extensive resources and decades-long experience handling high-stakes personal injury claims at Carlson Bier. Don’t hesitate! Click the button below now to find out how much is your case worth… You deserve nothing less than justice rightfully served.

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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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Burn Accident FAQ​

There are three main types of burn injuries:

  • First-degree burns: These burns affect the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. They cause redness, pain, and swelling.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns affect the epidermis and the dermis, the second layer of skin. They cause redness, pain, swelling, and blistering.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns destroy the epidermis and the dermis, and can also damage the underlying tissues. They cause white, leathery, or charred skin.

Burn injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Heat: This includes flames, hot liquids, steam, and hot objects.
  • Electricity: Electrical burns can be caused by contact with live wires or outlets.
  • Chemicals: Chemical burns can be caused by exposure to acids, alkalis, and other corrosive substances.
  • Radiation: Radiation burns can be caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun or to other types of radiation.

The signs and symptoms of a burn injury will vary depending on the severity of the burn. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Redness
  • Pain
  • Swelling
  • Blistering
  • Charred skin
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Shock

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

  • First-degree burns: These burns typically heal on their own within a few days. However, it is important to keep the area clean and moist.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns may need to be treated with medication or surgery.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns typically require surgery and skin grafts.

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Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your burn injury was caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person or party. A burn injury 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 Bensenville

Two-Wheeler Incidents

Specializing in legal assistance for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' lack of care or dangerous conditions.

Thermal Burns

Supplying professional legal help for patients of intense burn injuries caused by mishaps or negligence.

Physician Carelessness

Delivering dedicated legal services for victims affected by hospital malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Items Accountability

Addressing cases involving unsafe products, supplying adept legal services to consumers affected by harmful products.

Geriatric Abuse

Advocating for the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to malpractice in nursing homes environments, ensuring fairness.

Trip & Trip Incidents

Skilled in addressing tumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to victims seeking compensation for their injuries.

Birth Traumas

Supplying legal guidance for loved ones affected by medical misconduct resulting in infant injuries.

Car Crashes

Incidents: Committed to guiding patients of car accidents obtain just recompense for hurts and damages.

Bike Crashes

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

Truck Crash

Extending experienced legal support for individuals involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing fair settlement for losses.

Building Accidents

Focused on defending workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or recklessness.

Head Impairments

Committed to extending dedicated legal representation for clients suffering from cognitive injuries due to incidents.

Dog Attack Traumas

Proficient in addressing cases for clients who have suffered damages from K9 assaults or animal attacks.

Cross-walker Collisions

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

Wrongful Passing

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, supplying empathetic and adept legal assistance to ensure fairness.

Neural Injury

Dedicated to representing clients with backbone trauma, offering dedicated legal services to secure justice.

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