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About Carlson Bier Associates

When it comes to addressing medical malpractice issues, the name that stands out in Illinois is Carlson Bier. With a focus on personal injury law, our firm specializes particularly in expertly handling cases of medical negligence. Whether you’re confronting surgical errors, misdiagnoses or inadequate treatment concerns in Clifton and beyond, our attorneys are well-versed with their vast experience and extensive knowledge base relating to these matters. We have unparalleled skills for scrutinizing complex health care data which makes us highly successful at holistically analyzing each case we represent. Our commitment amplifies your chance at justice significantly while easing the legal burden off your shoulders during such hard times. Choose Carlson Bier as your partner when seeking redress for any form of Medical Malpractice – we never waver from upholding integrity, credibility and professional excellence throughout every stage of your purusit for justice across Illinois.

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Clifton Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand that the experience of medical malpractice is not only physically traumatizing but emotionally straining as well. It’s an ordeal that can leave victims feeling helpless and inexperienced when it comes to pursuing legal recourse. Here, in Illinois, we take your plight seriously providing adept representation specifically tailored to advance personal injury cases involving medical malpractice with a strong commitment to fighting for justice on your behalf.

Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider deviates from the accepted standard of care, leading to harm or significant injury to the patient. Indeed, these cases could involve physicians or other healthcare providers such as nurses, dentists, pharmacists among others. Navigating this complex area of law demands adequate understanding and ceaseless dedication which our seasoned personal injury lawyers pledge to offer you at every turn.

•Proving negligence: It must be demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that a physician’s actions were negligent. By illustrating that their treatment fell short of an accepted professional standard resulting in harm or injury.

•Causation: Quite pivotal in any successful claim is evidence showing causation- linking the negligence by the caregiver directly caused harm to the plaintiff.

•Damages: Lastly, one must show they incurred some form of damages either physical (like impairment), emotional (such as stress), financial (lost wages) due to this negligence.

When advocating on your behalf at Carlson Bier, we conduct meticulous investigation gathering compelling evidence backing these essential elements mentioned above while capturing lucid snapshots of how these unfortunate events have impacted you both personally and economically.

Being informed about Statute limitations is also crucial in ensuring smooth progress with your claim. In Illinois legal system, laws governing Medical Malpractice cases stipulate time restrictions within which lawsuits may be filed after discovering injuries relevantly connected to malpractices earlier committed by health caregivers. These limitations foster prompt resolution while preventing claims based on stale evidences. For wrongful death stemming from alleged Medical Malpractice, the statute of limitation is 2 years while for injuries and other type damages it’s between 2 to 4 years. Please note: these limitations are subject to a number of exceptions making early consultation with our team essential in framing a successful claim.

Carrying you through all this legal jargon while providing morale support empathizing your situation, we not only aim at delivering results above recompense but also extend a comforting hand knowing too well there’s more to healing than monetary settlements. We believe that every victim has unique circumstances deserving personalized attention and representation. And it’s our commitment at Carlson Bier to provide those services with steadfast determination because we deeply care about every client, understanding perfectly not just law books but human distress as well.

Our core value lies in consistent communication ensuring you remain actively involved through the entire process; clarifying procedural steps eliminating any confusion or uncertainties which might otherwise overwhelm potential clients. In the same vein, explaining how contingency fees work – where we’re paid off an agreed percentage from eventual compensation awards merely after winning cases so if no victory, no charges on your part guaranteeing hundred percent risk free consultations till end of proceedings.

At Carlson Bier remember, we’re not just representing; we’re partnering with you towards justice reflecting your best interests throughout deliberately striving for maximum possible compensations thus restoring some peace back into lives shrouded by unintended medical misfortunes. So kindly click on the button below giving us opportunity to help establish exactly how much your case could be worth bearing one thing in mind, when fighting battles against formidable adversaries like insurance carriers and healthcare institutions- Expertise matters! +

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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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Medical Malpractice FAQ​

Medical malpractice is negligence on the part of a healthcare professional that causes harm to a patient. Negligence occurs when a healthcare professional fails to meet the standard of care that is expected of them.

The most common types of medical malpractice include:

  • Misdiagnosis: This occurs when a healthcare professional fails to diagnose a patient’s condition correctly.
  • Delayed diagnosis: This occurs when a healthcare professional does not diagnose a patient’s condition until it is too late.
  • Surgical errors: These errors can occur during or after surgery.
  • Medication errors: These errors can include prescribing the wrong medication, prescribing the wrong dosage, or failing to monitor a patient for side effects.
  • Anesthesia errors: These errors can occur during or after surgery.

The signs and symptoms of medical malpractice can vary depending on the type of malpractice that occurred. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Unexplained injuries: This could include injuries that occurred during surgery or injuries that were not properly treated.
  • Worsening condition: If a patient’s condition worsens after receiving medical care, it may be a sign of medical malpractice.
  • Unexpected death: If a patient dies unexpectedly after receiving medical care, it may be a sign of medical malpractice.

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

  • Surgery: Surgery may be required to correct injuries that were caused by medical malpractice.
  • Physical therapy: Physical therapy may be required to help patients regain their strength and mobility after suffering an injury.
  • Occupational therapy: Occupational therapy may be required to help patients learn to perform activities of daily living after suffering an injury.
  • Medications: Medications may be required to treat pain and other symptoms of medical malpractice injuries.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for medical malpractice if you have been injured due to the negligence of a healthcare professional. A medical malpractice 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 Clifton

Cycling Mishaps

Proficient in legal support for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' carelessness or unsafe conditions.

Thermal Injuries

Extending skilled legal support for people of intense burn injuries caused by incidents or recklessness.

Medical Negligence

Delivering dedicated legal assistance for patients affected by physician malpractice, including surgical errors.

Commodities Liability

Taking on cases involving unsafe products, extending expert legal assistance to consumers affected by faulty goods.

Geriatric Abuse

Supporting the rights of elders who have been subjected to malpractice in nursing homes environments, ensuring restitution.

Fall and Trip Injuries

Professional in handling slip and fall accident cases, providing legal support to victims seeking recovery for their losses.

Birth Harms

Extending legal guidance for households affected by medical misconduct resulting in childbirth injuries.

Auto Mishaps

Crashes: Devoted to assisting victims of car accidents receive reasonable payout for damages and harm.

Motorcycle Crashes

Committed to providing legal services for riders involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring rightful claims for traumas.

Trucking Accident

Offering professional legal advice for victims involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing adequate recovery for harms.

Building Site Incidents

Committed to assisting workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or carelessness.

Head Impairments

Specializing in offering specialized legal assistance for individuals suffering from brain injuries due to carelessness.

Dog Attack Wounds

Skilled in managing cases for people who have suffered wounds from K9 assaults or animal attacks.

Jogger Crashes

Specializing in legal representation for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering damages.

Unjust Demise

Advocating for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, offering compassionate and professional legal guidance to ensure justice.

Spinal Cord Harm

Committed to advocating for persons with spine impairments, offering professional legal guidance to secure settlement.

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