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Carlson Bier is a highly esteemed Individual Injury Attorney collective in Illinois, astutely skilled in the contentious realm of Wrongful Death cases. The tragic loss of a loved one due to another’s negligence can unleash unbearable torment and despair beyond comprehension: an experience we strive fervently to mitigate. Our seasoned experts offer comprehensive legal skills with supreme dedication that consistently achieves just settlement for victims’ families. Though litigating Wrongful Death suits are intricate, we’re equipped with proficient knowledge essential in negotiating such delicate matters honorably on your behalf.evaluated by our expertise serving countless clients across numerous Illinois districts including Candlewick Lake area assures you exceptional counsel capable of crafting adept strategies specifically designed for complex Wrongful Deaths proceedings.

With Carlson Bier, expect nothing less than vigorous pursuit for justice aimed at securing maximum compensation on your behalf amidst waves of grief from unfortunate incidents.The masterstroke would be choosing us as your strongest allies during these testing times—our passion combined with relentless advocacy makes Carlson Bier the ideal consideration when grappling with Wrongful Death trials—a partnership forged out of empathy coupled with years-proven prowess committed to delivering results that count

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Candlewick Lake Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we are dedicated to representing individuals and families affected by the devastating effects of wrongful death. As seasoned personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, we understand the emotional trauma and financial stress that often come with losing a loved one due to negligence or intentional harm by another party.

Wrongful death comes into play when an individual’s demise is the direct result of someone else’s negligent or reckless actions. Some common examples include deaths due to auto accidents caused by drunk driving or distracted driving, medical malpractice where healthcare providers fail in their duty of care, product liability cases involving defective products that lead to fatal injuries, industrial accidents owing to employer negligence and even intentional acts of violence.

• Negligence refers to any case where the defendant failed in their duty of care to the deceased. This can range from a motorist not abiding by traffic laws resulting in a fatal accident to a medical professional administering wrong medications causing lethal repercussions.

• Medical malpractice involves instances where healthcare providers deviate from accepted standards of care leading to patient fatalities. Misdiagnoses, errors during surgeries or procedures, incorrect prescriptions are some scenarios encompassed under this category.

• Product Liability indicates circumstances wherein faulty products cause deadly harm. Defective airbags, malfunctioning electrical appliances or toxins in food items that inflict fatal damage would fall into this category.

• Industrial accidents typically occur at workplaces lacking strict safety measures leading to untimely worker deaths. Insufficient protective gear provided on construction sites which result in fatal falls is an example.

Understanding complexities associated with wrongful death claims requires considerable legal expertise – Carlson Bier possess just that! We navigate through convoluted legislation effectively ensuring you get rightful compensation for loss endured. It’s essential knowing filing deadlines set forth under Illinois states Statute Of Limitations – failing observe them could render your claim forfeit before court proceedings commence; immense financial recovery opportunities missed forever. Our diligent lawyers make sure every minute detail is taken care of.

In Illinois, eligible survivors entitled to wrongful death compensation include immediate family members like spouses, children aged under 18, and parents in case the deceased was a minor. The awarded compensation often covers funeral expenses, medical bills incurred due to a loved one’s last illness or injury, loss of income and consortium as well as anguish endured by bereaved families.

By choosing Carlson Bier to represent your wrongful death claim, you’re not just hiring attorneys; you’re gaining partners who will stand beside you at every step during this hardest time. We consider it our duty to guide our clients through the legal maze with unstinted support thus providing them much-needed peace during troubled times.

It’s important to note that we are based within Illinois hence abide by state law strictly prohibiting from advertising ourselves situated in locations where we don’t have a physical office. So, while we provide services throughout the state diligently representing all Illinois residents faced with personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits smoothly navigating justice system for rightful claims; refrain from suggesting that we’re located elsewhere unless our offices are established there.

Remember that swift action is key when pursuing wrongful death claims as each moment lost could equate to evidence disappearing hinder rapid legal progress. Time indeed tends to blur details – therefore act fast! Lean on Carlson Bier: allow us drive your legal journey towards obtaining rightful entitlements for loss endured due to loved ones’ untimely departure.

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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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Wrongful Death FAQ​

Wrongful death occurs when a person’s death is caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person.

The following people may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit:

  • The spouse or children of the deceased
  • The parents of the deceased
  • The siblings of the deceased
  • The personal representative of the deceased’s estate

To prove a wrongful death claim in Illinois, the plaintiff must prove the following elements:

  • The defendant owed the deceased a duty of care.
  • The defendant breached that duty of care.
  • The breach of duty caused the death of the deceased.
  • The plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the death of the deceased.

In a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include lost wages, medical expenses, and funeral expenses.
  • Non-pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the non-financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include pain and suffering, loss of consortium, and loss of parental guidance.

The statute of limitations for wrongful death lawsuits in Illinois is two years. This means that you have two years from the date of the death to file a lawsuit.

If you have any questions about your legal rights or options after a wrongful death, you should contact an experienced wrongful death attorney.

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Areas of Practice in Candlewick Lake

Two-Wheeler Incidents

Focused on legal assistance for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to others' carelessness or risky conditions.

Burn Damages

Extending adept legal assistance for patients of grave burn injuries caused by accidents or negligence.

Medical Incompetence

Providing dedicated legal support for persons affected by clinical malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Items Accountability

Taking on cases involving unsafe products, delivering skilled legal help to individuals affected by defective items.

Aged Mistreatment

Supporting the rights of nursing home residents who have been subjected to neglect in nursing homes environments, ensuring justice.

Stumble and Trip Occurrences

Specialist in managing tumble accident cases, providing legal representation to persons seeking justice for their injuries.

Neonatal Harms

Extending legal support for loved ones affected by medical negligence resulting in neonatal injuries.

Auto Incidents

Incidents: Concentrated on assisting victims of car accidents obtain appropriate settlement for wounds and destruction.

Motorcycle Incidents

Expert in providing legal support for motorcyclists involved in bike accidents, ensuring fair compensation for harm.

Semi Mishap

Providing adept legal representation for persons involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing appropriate claims for hurts.

Building Crashes

Committed to representing workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or carelessness.

Head Damages

Expert in delivering expert legal assistance for victims suffering from brain injuries due to accidents.

Canine Attack Injuries

Proficient in handling cases for persons who have suffered traumas from puppy bites or animal attacks.

Foot-traveler Collisions

Dedicated to legal assistance for walkers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering recovery.

Wrongful Demise

Fighting for relatives affected by a wrongful death, offering understanding and expert legal guidance to ensure restitution.

Spinal Cord Trauma

Dedicated to supporting patients with backbone trauma, offering specialized legal representation to secure compensation.

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