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If you or someone you love faces the devastating aftermath of a spinal cord injury, turn your trust to Carlson Bier – the preeminent authority for comprehensive legal support in situations like these. Based right here in Illinois, we’re known for persistently advocating for victims of severe spinal cord injuries. Our compassionate yet formidable lawyers possess an exhaustive understanding of this challenging aspect within personal injury law, bolstered by years of decisive victories and client satisfaction.

While navigating through such distressing circumstances, it’s crucial to arm yourself with a steadfast advocate who’ll ardently fight for your rights. At Carlson Bier, each case is treated distinctively – fueled by our commitment towards achieving reparations that truly matters: medical costs coverage and recompense that rightly corresponds to life-altering effects and emotional tolls.

Spinal cord injuries necessitate overwhelming adjustments; hence choosing us is entrusting proven proficiency on practically ensuring optimal outcomes against insurance companies’ voracious defense frameworks. Seeking justice shouldn’t be additional hardship — let Carlson Bier effectively lighten this burden today as your ideal choice in securing fair compensation during such difficult times.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Downs Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, Illinois’ renowned personal injury law firm specializing in Spinal Cord Injuries. We understand the catastrophic impact such injuries can have on your life and we passionately pursue justice for victims who suffer these devastating traumas.

Spinal cord injuries are complex neurological conditions that result from severe impacts or damages to the spinal cord. They can lead to considerable functional changes like loss of muscle function or sensation. Here at Carlson Bier, our proficient attorneys bring their extensive knowledge and laser-focused attention to every case concerning this intricate area of personal injury law.

• Seriousness: Spinal Cord Injuries often come with exorbitant medical costs and prolonged rehabilitation periods.

• Symptoms: Can vary widely from numbness to paralysis depending upon the location and severity of the damage.

• Causes: Common causes include car accidents, falls, violence and diseases like polio or spina bifida.

• Legal Options: Victims may be entitled to recover extensive compensations covering not only medical expenses but also lost wages and other related damages.

At Carlson Bier, our mission is simple yet profound: to provide unparalleled legal service tailored specifically towards each individual’s needs affected by spinal cord injuries. As accomplished representatives in personal injury cases throughout Illinois, we utilize our deep wellspring of experience coupled with aggressive strategies to actively fight for your rights.

Utterly committed, we tirelessly work until substantial compensation is obtained for every victim dealing with physical pain, mental anguish, diminished quality of life or financial hardships due to a serious spinal cord injury in an accident deemed caused by negligence. Recognizing just how stressful this time can be – emotionally as well as financially – we offer free initial consultations allowing you to understand your legal options without any financial obligations upfront.

We firmly believe that knowledge is empowering; hence why we’re constantly updating our comprehensive resource portal designed solely for spinal cord injury victims diligently showcasing prevention tips alongside potential therapy breakthroughs in the medical world while laying out potential legal routes to justice.

In every case we handle, it’s our primary goal to be more than just your legal partners; we aim to become your unwavering allies providing guidance, support and a steady pillar of strength throughout the whole process. Given our sizeable courtroom triumphs or successful settlements reached previously in handling spinal cord injury cases across Illinois, rest assured you can confidently entrust us with representing you amidst these trying times.

Being patient-centric at heart, nothing is dearer to us than enhancing lives devastated by these injuries whilst concurrently raising awareness about them within our broader community. With each valuable piece of shared information underscored by emphatic empathy Carlson Bier brings greater visibility to spinal cord injuries aligning all stakeholders, this being patients, medical professionals and lawyers under a united banner continually advocating for fair compensation rights.

At Carlson Bier we don’t believe in merely treating you as ‘case numbers’; rather you’re valued individual clients who deserve not only understanding but also absolute respect for your unique circumstances as well as desired outcomes. This underpins why we passionately strive toward securing maximum restitution for each client transforming your unsettling run-ins with lady luck into events that invoke meaningful strides toward recuperation physically and financially both.

Standing firm amid murky waters post such life-altering incidents truly test an individual’s resilience; thereby earning swift rightful compensations serve as life rafts aiding smoother transitions ahead. Let our relentless team of experts guide the way toward resolving what seems impossible right now so that hope finds its way back into your lives once more.

Surmounting mountains starts with one step taken resolutely forward – Begin today! Click the button below to find out how much worth lies beneath your personal injury claim waiting patiently to free itself from clutches obscurely judicial in nature thus offering security during tumultuous phases echoing ‘future uncertain’ having borne witness first-hand through catastrophic traumas inflicted purposely or negligently upon another being human just like yourself. Your unclaimed ticket toward solace awaits right here at Carlson Bier, Illinois’ trusted personal injury attorney group.

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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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Spinal Cord Injury FAQ​

Spinal cord injuries are commonly caused by traumatic events such as vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and acts of violence like gunshot wounds. Medical conditions like arthritis, cancer, or infections can also lead to spinal cord damage.

Symptoms of a spinal cord injury can vary depending on the severity and location of the injury. Common symptoms include loss of movement, loss of sensation (including the ability to feel heat, cold, and touch), loss of bladder or bowel control, exaggerated reflex activities or spasms, changes in sexual function, pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in the spinal cord, and difficulty breathing, coughing, or clearing secretions from your lungs.

The permanence of a spinal cord injury depends on the severity and type of injury. Complete spinal cord injuries, where all feeling and ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury, have a lower chance of recovery. Incomplete injuries, where there is some motor or sensory function below the affected area, may allow for significant recovery. However, there is currently no cure for a spinal cord injury.

Immediate treatments for spinal cord injuries focus on minimizing further damage and include immobilization, surgery, and medications. Long-term treatment involves rehabilitation, which can include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to help with the emotional aspect of the injury. Technological advances such as exoskeletons, electrical stimulation devices, and ongoing research into cell regeneration and repair are also promising areas for treatment.

The impact of a spinal cord injury on daily life varies widely and depends on the severity of the injury. It can lead to reduced mobility or paralysis, requiring the use of wheelchairs or other assistive devices. It often necessitates modifications to living spaces, vehicles, and workplaces. Spinal cord injuries can also impact personal care, bladder and bowel management, and sexual health. Support systems, adaptive technologies, and rehabilitation can play significant roles in helping individuals lead fulfilling lives post-injury.

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Areas of Practice in Downs

Pedal Cycle Mishaps

Focused on legal representation for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to others' indifference or hazardous conditions.

Thermal Wounds

Providing skilled legal help for individuals of severe burn injuries caused by events or misconduct.

Healthcare Negligence

Delivering experienced legal assistance for individuals affected by physician malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Goods Accountability

Dealing with cases involving dangerous products, delivering skilled legal assistance to victims affected by product-related injuries.

Elder Neglect

Advocating for the rights of seniors who have been subjected to malpractice in aged care environments, ensuring justice.

Stumble and Fall Incidents

Expert in handling slip and fall accident cases, providing legal services to victims seeking redress for their harm.

Birth Harms

Offering legal aid for households affected by medical negligence resulting in newborn injuries.

Vehicle Mishaps

Accidents: Devoted to aiding sufferers of car accidents gain fair remuneration for harms and destruction.

Motorbike Accidents

Dedicated to providing legal services for motorcyclists involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring rightful claims for damages.

Semi Incident

Extending expert legal support for persons involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing appropriate claims for harms.

Building Mishaps

Focused on assisting laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or negligence.

Brain Impairments

Specializing in extending professional legal assistance for victims suffering from neurological injuries due to accidents.

Dog Attack Damages

Specialized in managing cases for individuals who have suffered traumas from puppy bites or animal attacks.

Cross-walker Incidents

Expert in legal support for joggers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering damages.

Unwarranted Fatality

Standing up for relatives affected by a wrongful death, providing sensitive and experienced legal representation to ensure compensation.

Spinal Cord Impairment

Dedicated to assisting clients with spinal cord injuries, offering expert legal representation to secure recovery.

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