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When you’ve been the victim of a slip and fall accident, getting back on your feet can be more than just a physical struggle. Legal matters such as claims against negligent property owners pile up swiftly. That’s why relying on Carlson Bier, passionate experts in Slip And Fall Accidents law is essential. Our skilled attorneys understand Burbank’s dynamic neighborhood landscapes and its specific legal implications. This regional insight allows us to provide exceptional service tailored to meet the individual needs of our clients in Burbank amidst these unexpected circumstances. At Carlson Bier, we initiate rigorous investigation processes to establish cause and liability for your injuries while maximizing compensation recovery from responsible parties by leveraging top-notch negotiation skills honed over years serving pleased clients in Illinois state-wide who have triumphed their Slip And Fall Accidents cases successfully due largely to our commitment and dedication towards pursuit justice ensuring that you receive every penny rightfully owed to you.

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Slip And Fall Accidents Lawyers in Burbank Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we are dedicated to serving the people of Illinois with our skilled personal injury law services. We specialize in various areas including slip and fall accidents which can often result in severe injuries or financial burdens that necessitate effective legal representation.

Slip and fall cases, acknowledged under premises liability claims, pertain to situations where an individual attains injures due to hazardous conditions on another’s property. Owners and managers have a definitive obligation known legally as ‘duty of care’ towards all those who frequent their property.

Understanding Slip and Fall Accidents:

• A slip and fall accident refers to situations where a person slips or trips leading to accidents on someone else’s premises owing to unsafe conditions present.

• It is based on the negligence theory stating that the premise owner failed in maintaining safety standards causing harm upon your visit.

• The resulting injuries may vary from minor abrasions or fractures to major spinal cord or brain damages.

For successful litigation through complexities involved in these lawsuits, it is crucial that you unite with experienced lawyers promptly. This ensures crucial evidence remains preserved as delays might lead into fading away of vital proofs such as surveillance footage, photos of cause/effect scenario etc., risking weakening your case over time.

Kindly keep note that not every injury incident translates into valid responsibility upon part of owners/managers though. Their fault needs proven- only then they become criminally liable. This critical aspect makes expert legal assistance absolutely paramount for securing fair compensation irrespective nature/extent of suffered damages resultant from such untoward misfortune confronting you headlong during an otherwise routine day.

At Carlson Bier, our adept team constitutes seasoned personal injury attorneys passionately committed towards ensuring just outcomes for clients like you grappling with pain and difficulties inflicted by unexpected slip and fall episodes whilst negotiating challenging corners forming intrinsic components within lawsuit proceedings:

Our Approach:

• Assured Accessibility: We maintain open channels continuously facilitating clarification regarding intricate details governing developed lawsuit scenarios thus supporting informed decision making.

• Conclusive Investigations: We engage immediately into drilling down upon evidence, identifying breaches in duty of care like spilled substances, defective flooring, poor lighting amongst others aiding during courtroom proceedings for your cause.

• Plan of Action: Collaborating closely with you to devise an aggressive strategy aiming at procuring deserved compensation against financial distress endured across enduring ordeal encompassing medical expenses, lost wages or earning capacity even pain and suffering suffered inherently.

Remember Carlson Bier encompasses tried, tested and dedicated legal allies committed towards guiding you through procedures diligently seeking triumph over adversity. Irrespective of perceived hardships surrounding a prospective law suit’s contemplation providing platform for your story reeling under chaotic upheavals from the repercussion caused by unfortunate slip and fall accidents catering to your needs right when required forms our exclusive focus welcoming you to explore offering comprehensive package dealing effectively with complexities inherent within such lawsuit journeys.

To put it simply, caring about you by standing alongside throughout this challenging moment is more than just our job – it’s our mission. The first step starts here. Click on the button below to understand substantively what value lies behind your particular case- we are all set ready easing this rigorous journey awaiting ahead. Together let us aim at maximising gained compensation soothing difficult times catalysed due-to someone else’s negligence that had no business affecting your peace interfering unjustly disturbing flow within routine lives unexpectedly.Forward march holding hands combating adversities winning justice extends being our promise upheld passionately indeed!

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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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Slip & Fall Accidents FAQ​

The most common causes of slip and fall accidents in Chicago include:

  • Wet or slippery floors: This could include spills, leaks, and snow and ice.
  • Uneven surfaces: This could include potholes, cracks in the pavement, and loose floorboards.
  • Poor lighting: This could make it difficult to see hazards on the ground.
  • Obstructions: This could include cords, boxes, and other objects that are in the way.

If you have a slip and fall 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.
  • Report the accident to the property owner or manager. This will create a record of the accident and help you build your case if you decide to file a lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • Contact a slip and fall accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a slip and fall 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 property owner or manager if you believe they were negligent in maintaining the property.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a slip and fall 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.

  • Loss of enjoyment of life: This includes compensation for the activities you can no longer enjoy as a result of your injuries.
  • Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your belongings that were damaged in the accident.
  • Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

The statute of limitations for slip and fall 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 Burbank

Bicycle Collisions

Expert in legal assistance for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to others' lack of care or risky conditions.

Burn Burns

Supplying professional legal services for patients of serious burn injuries caused by accidents or indifference.

Hospital Misconduct

Extending expert legal representation for patients affected by hospital malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Merchandise Responsibility

Managing cases involving unsafe products, extending adept legal guidance to victims affected by defective items.

Aged Abuse

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

Slip and Tumble Accidents

Specialist in addressing slip and fall accident cases, providing legal assistance to sufferers seeking compensation for their injuries.

Birth Wounds

Providing legal aid for relatives affected by medical malpractice resulting in newborn injuries.

Auto Incidents

Mishaps: Concentrated on supporting sufferers of car accidents gain appropriate compensation for hurts and harm.

Bike Incidents

Committed to providing representation for individuals involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring justice for traumas.

Semi Accident

Providing experienced legal services for clients involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing rightful compensation for damages.

Building Mishaps

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

Neurological Injuries

Expert in ensuring professional legal representation for clients suffering from cerebral injuries due to accidents.

Dog Bite Harms

Specialized in managing cases for clients who have suffered damages from canine attacks or beast attacks.

Foot-traveler Collisions

Focused on legal services for joggers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering recovery.

Unfair Loss

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending caring and adept legal assistance to ensure justice.

Backbone Trauma

Expert in representing clients with paralysis, offering professional legal support to secure settlement.

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