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About Carlson Bier Associates

Have you or someone you care about involved in a pedestrian accident? Seeking the expertise of Carlson Bier, an unrivaled law firm specializing in personal injury cases, may be the ideal step forward. Pedestrian accidents can yield dire personal and financial consequences. Our outstanding team of legal professionals is renowned for their vast experience and extensive knowledge on Illinois traffic laws, insurance claims processes and negotiation skills.

Beyond winning compensations for your losses incurred from physically debilitating injuries or emotional distress, we’re passionate about championing clients’ rights across Bloomington. What sets us apart is our commitment to empathetic representation; genuinely understanding every client’s unique situation helps us plot the best course towards successful compensation claims.

When it comes to battling with adverse parties such as rigid insurance companies, effective communication strategies count – choose Carlson Bier as your worthy ally today. Regarded highly within Illinois’s legal landscape for successfully representing numerous pedestrian accident victims over time, we strive to transform complex situations into manageable realities.

Trust Carlson Bier for thoughtful guidance through any intricate labyrinth presented by such cases that may affect you or your loved ones’ life drastically; rest assured that navigating these waters becomes less daunting with our premier services at your disposal.

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Pedestrian Accident Lawyers in Bloomington Illinois

Carlson Bier, a personal injury law firm based in Illinois, specializes in handling an array of personal injury cases, with particular emphasis on pedestrian accidents. As experts in the field, we understand that detailed information and significant value are vital for readers to make knowledgeable decisions regarding their legal rights and recourse.

A pedestrian accident often encompasses any collision between a pedestrian and an automotive vehicle, such as a car, bus or truck. This type of accident frequently results in serious injuries due to the vulnerability of the individual walking or running. The aftermath usually includes physical distress like broken bones or severe internal injuries and psychological trauma which could lead to emotional instability. You may be at liberty to pursue a claim if you’ve experienced such calamitous circumstances.

Key considerations during Pedestrian Accident Cases:

• Establishing negligence: It’s fundamentally about demonstrating that someone else’s carelessness contributed significantly towards your mishap.

• Injury validation: Medical evidence supporting your bodily harm is crucial.

• Economic impact assessment: Financial implications should consider past & future medical bills, loss of income potential amongst other factors.

• Psychological Trauma: Mental stress arising from this event is usually also factored into compensation equations.

Navigating such murky waters demands expertise. Our team at Carlson Bier utilizes extensive resources including investigators & expert witnesses adept at consolidating robust factual substantiation for our cases – aiming relentlessly for the most favorable outcome for our clients.

Illinois maintains its unique set of laws concerning pedestrian accidents – something not appreciate by many victims. For instance:

• Comparative fault rule: If injured parties are deemed partially responsible; compensation can get reduced proportionately.

• Determining damages after hit-and-run accidents: Uninsured motorist coverage might compensate if identities who caused injury remain unknown.

Without astute guidance grounded on comprehensive understanding of these codes’ nuances, things could quickly go sideways financially or legally when dealing with insurance companies – whose main agenda will always be profit maximization before your wellbeing.

The pedestrian accident even though unfortunate represents merely the starting point of an often complex process to safeguard your interests. That’s why expertise from a law firm such as Carlson Bier assumes pivotal importance in such context – we don’t just fight for you but also with you, assuring that even during the darkest hours; we’ll stand resolutely by your side.

Our consultative model facilitates clear and concise communication, ensuring that our clients feel heard and their concerns are adequately addressed. We proactively build personalized strategies based on our clients’ unique circumstances promoting optimized outcomes. Our formidable reputation built upon satisfied patrons securing hard-fought legal victories stands testimony to uncompromising commitment towards defending victims’ rights.

We firmly believe that information equips powerfully! Thus, our constant endeavor stays focused on providing adequate knowledge about pedestrian accident considerations empowering potential claimants undertake informed decisions about pursuing rightful claims without unnecessary confusion or misconceptions.

Explore further insights into your extraordinary case right beneath this content by pressing the captivating button below which could potentially unravel how much compensation may be awaiting your rightful claim: remember no one should ever have to bear anguish inflicted due to others’ recklessness alone. Always seek knowledgeable representation for any personal injury claim like Carlson Bier offers through sheer passion intertwined judicial dexterity!

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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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Pedal Cycle Crashes

Focused on legal advocacy for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' indifference or hazardous conditions.

Scald Damages

Giving skilled legal services for people of severe burn injuries caused by accidents or misconduct.

Physician Malpractice

Ensuring expert legal representation for patients affected by physician malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Goods Liability

Managing cases involving problematic products, extending specialist legal help to consumers affected by defective items.

Elder Misconduct

Protecting the rights of elders who have been subjected to malpractice in aged care environments, ensuring fairness.

Trip and Tumble Accidents

Adept in addressing trip accident cases, providing legal representation to sufferers seeking compensation for their harm.

Childbirth Traumas

Offering legal assistance for families affected by medical carelessness resulting in neonatal injuries.

Motor Accidents

Collisions: Committed to helping patients of car accidents obtain equitable recompense for damages and harm.

Scooter Incidents

Focused on providing legal support for motorcyclists involved in bike accidents, ensuring just recovery for losses.

Semi Accident

Extending experienced legal services for clients involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing fair recovery for injuries.

Worksite Crashes

Committed to defending staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or negligence.

Brain Harms

Specializing in ensuring dedicated legal advice for individuals suffering from head injuries due to misconduct.

K9 Assault Damages

Specialized in addressing cases for individuals who have suffered damages from canine attacks or animal assaults.

Foot-traveler Mishaps

Committed to legal services for joggers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering recovery.

Undeserved Fatality

Fighting for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, delivering understanding and skilled legal support to ensure redress.

Neural Trauma

Specializing in supporting individuals with paralysis, offering dedicated legal assistance to secure justice.

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