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At Carlson Bier, we specialize in Birth Injury cases and strive to deliver justice for families enduring the challenging aftermath of birth injuries. With vast knowledge of navigating Illinois’ complex medical malpractice laws, our dedicated attorneys meticulously investigate each case ensuring your family is rightfully compensated. What truly sets us apart? At Carlson Bier, it’s different; we prioritize empathy and understanding as we navigate these sensitive issues together with our clients. Our personal injury lawyers offer powerful representation coupled with emotional support by approaching each case individually; adapting strategies specific to each circumstance thus maximizing potential compensations. As prominent advocates within Crestwood’s community, consistently delivering results confirms why Carlson Bier should be a top consideration when seeking legal counsel for Birth Injuries claims in Crestwood or across Illinois. Compassionate yet fierce — trust our seasoned team at Carlson Bier to put your family first as you fight for justice amid adversity.

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Crestwood Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we specialize in personal injury law with a focus on birth injuries throughout Illinois. We understand that no amount of compensation can offset the pain and trauma experienced following birth injuries, but our dedication ensures clients receive justice and necessary support to handle resultant financial implications.

Birth injuries encompass an array of situations ranging from prenatal negligence to errors during delivery. Mothers entrust their lives and those of their unborn children to healthcare professionals; any failure at adhering strictly to medical guidelines can lead to diverse complications within this trust spectrum.

Carlson Bier presents rigorous advocacy for families who have been emotionally torn apart due to preventable birth injuries caused by negligent medical providers. The profound understanding our attorneys possess about complex laws surrounding these cases gives you the high-quality legal representation you deserve. Our services extend beyond court hearings—we work diligently on your behalf towards fair settlements as well.

Our practice covers several types of birth injuries:

• Brain Injuries: This could relate to Anoxia or Hypoxia, leading factors contributing to Cerebral Palsy.

• Nerve damage: Brachial Plexus Injuries often result from excessive force applied during delivery.

• Fractures: These consist mainly of collarbone breaks due to arduous labor or breech births.

• Caput Succedaneum and Cephalohematoma: Both conditions are commonly referred from vacuum extraction births.

• Perinatal Asphyxia: It occurs when babies do not obtain sufficient oxygen during pregnancy stages, labor, or after delivery.

Understanding the causative nature behind such devastating occurrences is pivotal for us at Carlson Bier because it allows us providing you appropriate guidance while deciphering complexities involved in successful claim pursuit.

Every family’s situation varies greatly—as such—no singular approach can apply over all these unique circumstances concerning birth injuries cases. Carlson Bier adapts its strategy—taking into account specific details attributed uniquely onto your case—resulting in personalized legal resolutions tailored just for you.

At Carlson Bier, we are no strangers to the immense emotional toll birth injurious cases place on affected families. It is why we strive relentlessly ensuring you focus solely onto healing while we handle the demanding legal battles securing much-deserved compensation equipping you financially to take care of medically necessitated cost after injuries.

The preparation phase entails extensive research and thorough investigation process, including medical history reviews, expert testimonies, and collecting evidence pinpointing at influential negligent behavior causing devastating birth injuries.

Continual updates regarding your case progress maintain transparency through this challenging journey; because at Carlson Bier, our personal injury lawyers believe it’s not only about reaching a settlement—it’s also about standing by you throughout this traumatic ordeal offering relentless backing during navigating through such trying times together.

While each birth injury case possesses unique aspects affecting its value significantly, factors influencing these cover:

• Severity of injuries

• Medical treatment required

• Impact on quality life

• Future financial burdens like continual medical treatments

As painful as discussing these is, understanding what influences the worth catapults us into championing better settlements for your family’s future because every little detail matters when fighting for justice.

With decades of experience holding hospitals and healthcare professionals accountable for their actions or omissions leading to birth injuries—we’ve helped families across Illinois find closure pursuing justice during such tragic circumstances.

When working with Carlson Bier—you gain more than legal representation—you harness immense power from experience coupled with compassion—an unshakeable dedication towards ensuring wronged parties reclaim control over uncertain future following unforeseen trauma incurred due to preventable birth injuries.

Personalized guidance integral to such life-changing decisions shouldn’t be underestimated—and that’s precisely what makes our offerings invaluable steering clients efficiently amidst intricate pathways involving laws governing personal injury in Illinois

Please remember time is critical concerning claim filing against negligent practitioners—every moment lost might be a step backward moving towards the justice you deserve. Click on the button below to ascertain your case’s worth, and jumpstart this journey towards both healing and rightful compensation with us at Carlson Bier today.

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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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Birth Injuries FAQ

The most common birth injuries include:

  • Cerebral palsy: This is a group of disorders that affect movement and coordination.
  • Erb’s palsy: This is a nerve injury that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm and hand.
  • Brachial plexus palsy: This is a group of nerve injuries that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm, shoulder, and hand.
  • Spinal cord injuries: These injuries can cause paralysis or weakness below the waist.
  • Traumatic brain injuries: These injuries can cause a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional problems.

Birth injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Medical malpractice: This can include mistakes made by doctors during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
  • Oxygen deprivation: This can occur if the baby does not get enough oxygen during pregnancy or labor.
  • Physical trauma: This can occur if the baby is injured during labor or delivery.
  • Birth defects: Some birth injuries are caused by birth defects.

The signs and symptoms of a birth injury can vary depending on the severity of the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Weakness or paralysis: This may be in one or more limbs.
  • Seizures
  • Breathing problems
  • Feeding problems
  • Developmental delays
  • Learning disabilities

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

  • Surgery
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medications
  • Supportive care

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your child was injured due to medical malpractice or another factor. A birth 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 Crestwood

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Specializing in legal assistance for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' recklessness or perilous conditions.

Thermal Wounds

Supplying adept legal services for patients of intense burn injuries caused by accidents or carelessness.

Medical Misconduct

Delivering experienced legal advice for clients affected by medical malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Items Liability

Handling cases involving faulty products, offering expert legal services to customers affected by product-related injuries.

Aged Mistreatment

Protecting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to neglect in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Stumble and Tumble Accidents

Skilled in dealing with stumble accident cases, providing legal support to clients seeking compensation for their losses.

Neonatal Traumas

Offering legal support for loved ones affected by medical incompetence resulting in birth injuries.

Auto Crashes

Incidents: Focused on guiding sufferers of car accidents secure equitable compensation for harms and harm.

Motorcycle Crashes

Focused on providing legal advice for individuals involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring justice for injuries.

Big Rig Accident

Ensuring experienced legal support for persons involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing just recompense for losses.

Building Site Collisions

Dedicated to supporting staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or irresponsibility.

Cerebral Damages

Specializing in offering professional legal services for clients suffering from cognitive injuries due to accidents.

K9 Assault Traumas

Expertise in addressing cases for clients who have suffered traumas from dog bites or animal attacks.

Jogger Collisions

Expert in legal assistance for joggers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering claims.

Wrongful Fatality

Advocating for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, delivering empathetic and professional legal services to ensure redress.

Backbone Damage

Dedicated to assisting clients with paralysis, offering professional legal representation to secure compensation.

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