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About Carlson Bier Associates

When faced with the challenge of a medical malpractice scenario in Crete, consider Carlson Bier Attorneys at Law. Offering unparalleled experience and dedication, our law firm excels in navigating the complexities of such cases. We understand how life-altering mistreatment can be and empathize with your anguish. Our accomplished team strives relentlessly to protect your rights and obtain justice on behalf of victims coping with unforeseen consequences due to medical negligence or misconduct.

Carlson Bier attorneys pay meticulous attention to every detail, working closely alongside clients through each step in their pursuit for rightful compensation. Whether it’s an incorrect diagnosis, surgical error or undetected condition causing undue suffering – we are committed to holding negligent parties accountable.

Our reputation for stellar settlements and verdicts attest that leveraging our vast knowledge delivers results for those wrongfully aggrieved by healthcare providers’ carelessness here within Illinois state borders including Crete city boundaries.

Assertive yet compassionate representation is why many choose Carlson Bier when seeking assistance during vulnerable times arising from potential malpractice situations involving any clinical setting or practitioner— engaging us effectively translates into obtaining meaningful resolution favoring you best legal outcome-wise.

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Crete Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we are committed to assisting individuals who have been victims of medical negligence. Our team of seasoned personal injury attorneys understands the multitude of difficulties you face after a medical professional has caused harm due to disregard or breach in standard care protocol. By employing targeted legal strategies and a comprehensive approach, our goal is providing not just top tier representation and service but also equipping you with knowledge about Medical Malpractice.

Medical malpractice takes place when a healthcare provider diverges from what is considered acceptable and established standards in the field of health care, thus resulting in patient damage or harm. While it can take different forms, we’ve listed key aspects that commonly fall within this category:

• Incorrect diagnosis that leads to delayed or inappropriate handling.

• Surgical errors including wrong-site surgery, incorrect procedure carried out or leaving instruments inside patients after operation.

• Mistakes made during childbirth causing harm to mother or child.

• Misuse of anesthetics leading to brain damages.

• Unnecessary treatment due to misdiagnosis.

Understanding your potential case for medical malpractice starts with recognizing these signs; however, proving such claims often proves challenging. It requires establishing at least one of four elements: Duty (the doctor owed a duty-of-care), Breach (this duty was violated), Injury (you suffered an avoidable injury) and Damages (the injury led to significant damages). At Carlson Bier Law Firm, our proficient team using their expertise efficiently work on these fronts ensuring appropriate outcome for our clients.

Our lawyers possess broad experience dealing with varying facets of medical malpractice cases – navigating through complex litigation sessions while striving towards achieving fair compensation that covers past/future treatments costs incurred because of the incident along other consequential damages like time taken off work and emotional traumas faced by you and your family members. We believe in open communication – keeping all lines open throughout stages ensuring informed decision-making strategy for our clients.

The state law comes into play when a medical malpractice action is considered in Illinois. According to the Illinois Modified Comparative Negligence Act, as long as you are less than 50% at fault for your injuries, you may recover damages—these could be reduced proportionally according to your contribution towards the negligence incident. Our team stays abreast with such vital legislative changes and ensures that these intricacies do not impair or hinder our clients’ pursuit of justice.

Every situation is unique; it comprises singular events entailing distinct medical implications. We understand tailoring individualized thorough legal manifestation maximizing their chances for success while minimizing financial liabilities involved throughout the process—a fine balance we have mastered here at Carlson Bier through years of expertise coupled with holistic understanding of each client’s particular needs and circumstances.

Engaging directly with neutral medical professionals benefitting our litigations along with comprehensive investigation employing latest technologies and procedures, enlightens us about intricate nuances associated in cases—all translating into powerful evidence going forward presenting solid litigation cases against negligent healthcare professionals.

At Carlson Bier Law Firm, we align ourselves with truth and justice maintaining utmost transparency ensuring our clients feel reassured during tough periods in their lives. If you or someone dear has suffered from untoward incidents involving negligent healthcare providers leading to personal impairment, identifying potential next course for course correct becomes crucially significant.

Find out more about how much value your case holds – an uncertainty often faced by those grappling under similar predicaments. Click on the button below this content enabling one of our experienced attorneys assessing realistic evaluation investing their time determining possible compensatory actions curating optimal strategies for retribution suitable matching your exact requirements because at Carlson Bier–we believe in regaining normality disrupted due unforeseen medical anomalies via informed consent perspective educating all inside scoops pertinent to Medical Malpractice claims imposition.”

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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 Crete

Bike Incidents

Dedicated to legal assistance for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' carelessness or unsafe conditions.

Flame Traumas

Supplying specialist legal help for people of serious burn injuries caused by mishaps or misconduct.

Hospital Misconduct

Offering experienced legal assistance for individuals affected by medical malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Commodities Fault

Handling cases involving faulty products, providing adept legal support to victims affected by harmful products.

Elder Abuse

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

Trip and Trip Occurrences

Expert in handling trip accident cases, providing legal advice to persons seeking recovery for their harm.

Birth Wounds

Delivering legal assistance for kin affected by medical negligence resulting in neonatal injuries.

Vehicle Mishaps

Mishaps: Concentrated on assisting sufferers of car accidents receive reasonable remuneration for harms and damages.

Scooter Collisions

Focused on providing legal support for victims involved in scooter accidents, ensuring just recovery for injuries.

Semi Mishap

Ensuring specialist legal services for drivers involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing just recovery for injuries.

Worksite Crashes

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

Cerebral Impairments

Focused on ensuring specialized legal support for patients suffering from neurological injuries due to accidents.

Canine Attack Injuries

Expertise in managing cases for persons who have suffered damages from dog bites or creature assaults.

Pedestrian Crashes

Committed to legal advocacy for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering damages.

Undeserved Death

Fighting for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, providing sensitive and professional legal services to ensure redress.

Spinal Cord Impairment

Dedicated to defending persons with spine impairments, offering expert legal services to secure compensation.

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