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Carlson Bier has a well-earned reputation as the leading law firm when handling burn injuries cases. Our clients are met with top-tier legal aid that advocates for their rights while ensuring they receive maximum compensation and justice. Despite mastering in numerous injury-related matters, Carlson Bier specializes in burn injuries, endeavoring to make certain each case is meticulously handled to achieve our client’s complete satisfaction. Furthermore, we pride ourselves on upholding high standards of professionalism combined with an empathetic approach; intimately understanding the traumatic impacts necessitates us giving exceptional care during these trying times. Bolingbrook residents can rely on Carlson Bier’s extensive expertise due to our commitment to serve communities statewide who have suffered from such tragic incidents. If you or your loved ones in Bolingbrook experienced any unfortunate event resulting in a burn injury, let Carlson Bier be your preferred choice for experienced legal representation driven by tenacity and knowledge – always striving towards your rightful recompense.

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Burn Injuries Lawyers in Bolingbrook Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, where your safety and rights are our primary concern. We are seasoned personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, specializing in handling cases involving burn injuries. Because a severe burn is not only extremely painful but can also cause prolonged suffering, long-term physical impairment, and emotional trauma.

Burn injuries can occur in numerous environments: at home due to faulty electrical wiring or cooking accidents; on job-sites where flammable substances are handled; during motor vehicle accidents when fire outbreaks happen. The aftermath of such incidents often leave victims with layers of damages – from superficial burns to full-thickness burns affecting muscles and bones.

Burn injuries commonly fall into four categories:

– First-degree burns: These minor burns affect the outer skin layer causing pain and redness.

– Second-degree burns: This type affects both the outer and underlying skin layers resulting in blisters.

– Third-degree burns: These severe burns reach the fat layer beneath the skin causing white or blackened, charred skin that may feel numb.

– Fourth-degree burns: Extremely life-threatening, these damage muscles, tendons, nerves even bones.

Understandably, intensive medical treatment followed by lengthy hospitalization is required to treat third and fourth-degree burns. Such treatments include debridement (removal of dead tissue), antibiotic administrations (to prevent infection), wound dressings, possible graft surgeries as well as extensive rehab sessions for restoring functionality post healing – all contributing heavily towards escalating healthcare costs.

Understanding this plight of hardship faced by victims of burn injuries; Our team at Carlson Bier remains dedicated to fight for your cause through meticulous investigation work to establish negligence on part of guilty parties owing responsibility for your condition. Here’s how we help you secure rightful compensation:

• Determining liability: By analyzing accident sites or incident reports we identify liable parties – whether it’s an employer violating safety norms or a property owner neglecting maintenance duties leading to faulty wirings or unfit appliances causing fires.

• Proving negligence: We work to establish the breach of duty causing your suffering. This could be violation of regulatory statutes, failure in providing adequate warning about potential burn risks, or lax safety measures contributing to accidents

• Quantifying damages: Here we account for present as well as future medical expenses occurring due to ongoing treatments. Not just that, we also consider lost wages owing from inability to work during recovery and possible loss of earning capacity if impairments hinder resuming former occupation.

Through our astute approach combined with empathy towards plight of burn victims; Carlson Bier remains committed towards securing maximum compensation covering not only medical costs but also intrinsic losses like pain and suffering, emotional distress erroneously ignored at times. We understand – a life drastically impacted by severe burns calls for extensive adjustments; and you deserve acknowledgment for every bit!

Before concluding our detailed overview on burn injuries, allow us to reiterate that awareness can prove instrumental in securing your rights post such incidents. Accumulating hospital bills coupled with unclear legal procedures understandably create an overwhelming experience making one feel powerless – Carlson Bier is here at your service striving relentlessly towards turning this around! If you’ve suffered burn injuries due to another’s negligence, don’t sit quietly bearing the unjust burden.

Click on the button below today! Allow us to evaluate your case thoroughly determining how much it’s actually worth – because remember, informed action can make all the difference in transitioning into your new normal after surviving a devastating burn 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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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 Bolingbrook

Bicycle Mishaps

Dedicated to legal support for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' recklessness or hazardous conditions.

Thermal Traumas

Offering professional legal services for victims of serious burn injuries caused by events or carelessness.

Clinical Carelessness

Providing expert legal support for victims affected by hospital malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Commodities Liability

Dealing with cases involving problematic products, offering skilled legal support to clients affected by harmful products.

Elder Abuse

Defending the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to mistreatment in aged care environments, ensuring restitution.

Tumble and Fall Incidents

Adept in dealing with fall and trip accident cases, providing legal services to clients seeking recovery for their damages.

Neonatal Damages

Supplying legal aid for loved ones affected by medical negligence resulting in childbirth injuries.

Automobile Collisions

Incidents: Devoted to aiding clients of car accidents receive fair settlement for injuries and impairment.

Scooter Incidents

Expert in providing representation for victims involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring just recovery for damages.

Big Rig Mishap

Providing experienced legal advice for individuals involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing rightful recompense for losses.

Worksite Mishaps

Engaged in supporting workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or irresponsibility.

Neurological Injuries

Expert in providing expert legal support for victims suffering from brain injuries due to misconduct.

Canine Attack Damages

Specialized in tackling cases for clients who have suffered wounds from dog attacks or animal assaults.

Jogger Accidents

Focused on legal advocacy for joggers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering recovery.

Wrongful Demise

Striving for families affected by a wrongful death, providing compassionate and skilled legal guidance to ensure redress.

Vertebral Injury

Focused on supporting victims with backbone trauma, offering specialized legal guidance to secure redress.

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