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For those seeking a personal injury lawyer in Dwight, the unrivaled choice is Carlson Bier. This established law firm is recognized for delivering successful legal outcomes to clients enduring pain and suffering due to others’ negligence. The experienced attorneys at Carlson Bier handle diverse personal injury cases — from motor vehicle accidents and workplace incidents to slip-and-fall injuries and medical malpractice — with exceptional skill and expertise. What gives one added confidence in opting for our services is our profound understanding of Illinois laws which mean your case will be on solid ground. We pride ourselves not only on securing robust financial compensation for clients but also providing compassionate, timely support throughout their legal journey. Moreover, we operate exclusively on contingency fees – meaning you pay nothing until recovery has been secured. If you require high-quality legal representation following an adverse event of any kind that inflicts physical or emotional trauma – trust the superior skills and dedication of Carlson Bier—the standard-bearer in personal injury litigations.

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Personal Injury Lawyers in Dwight Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, your premier personal injury law firm in Illinois. Our team of highly skilled and experienced lawyers specialize in complex personal injury cases, dedicating our careers to assisting those affected by others’ negligence. The world of personal injury is wide-ranging and can sometimes be overwhelming, but with our dedicated team at your service, we’re committed to offering you a beacon of trust as we strive for justice and pursuance of rightful compensation.

Given the myriad elements that encompass Personal Injury Law, it’s crucial that you grasp the full extent of its scope before proceeding with any legal action. In brief terms, Personal Injury encompasses situations where an individual suffers harm due to another party’s neglect or intended actions. Key areas covered under this legal specialty include:

• Auto Accidents: Including cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycle accidents.

• Premises Liability: Covers slips and falls or other injuries suffered on someone else’s property.

• Medical Malpractice: Cases concerning medical errors resulting in severe injury or death.

• Product Liability: This involves damaged products that cause injury or even wrongful death.

• Dog Bites: If you’ve been bitten by a dog or another pet animal and have sustained severe injuries.

• Workplace Accidents: Encompasses work-related injuries under employer’s’ liability insurance claims.

Working with Carlson Bier ensures you receive comprehensive assistance throughout every stage in your journey towards achieving justice. From the initial consultation right through case completion, we stand strong alongside our clients ensuring they obtain maximum deserving compensation while providing support during these trying times.

Illinois law stipulates various intricate elements related to filing a lawsuit following an accident. A particularly important consideration is time limitations known as ‘statute of limitations’. Essentially, all lawsuits need filing within two years from the incident date unless detailed exceptions apply, such as accidents involving minors.

Another critical factor relating to winning your case necessitates proving fault and dealing with the challenge of contributory negligence. In Illinois, if you are more than 50% at fault for an accident, you may forfeit any right to obtain damages. However, should your level of fault be less than 50%, it’s possible to receive compensation but reduced by the percentage blame attributed to you.

Ensuring that evidence is gathered immediately following your accident can help significantly increase a claim’s success. It’s crucial to record all aspects of events leading up to the incident – eyewitness testimonies, photographs, medical reports or anything else related – which provides incontestable proof.

Similarly important is understanding how insurance companies operate following accidents. They often quickly suggest settlements tempting victims into signing agreements without fully understanding its gravity simply for early resolution. Being informed means being able to refuse such pomposity until your lawyer completes a thorough investigation and analysis ensuring attainment of rightful justice—not just what seems most convenient.

Navigating personal injury law in Illinois can indeed seem daunting due to various laws influencing case outcomes causing frustrations galore during already challenging times. Nevertheless, working with Carlson Bier ensures smooth sailing as we offer unwavering support every step along this journey towards justice—putting years of collective expertise behind your cause providing impeccable knowledge needed for navigating these tumultuous waters expertly.

Our commitment extends beyond winning cases—we believe in empowering our clients through educative engagement giving them insights about evolving legal landscapes thus shifting power from insurance firms back into their own hands where it rightfully belongs!

Now that you have gained some fundamental understanding of Personal Injury Law within the purview of Illinois legislation and understand the essentials when setting out on this path towards rightful reparation start demystifying myths surrounding personal injuries and throw out all presumptions circling quick-fix payouts dogmatically suggested by insurance companies—who tend always look out after their interests first rather than yours’.

This is just an introduction—a glimpse into vast realm Personal Injury constitutes—but bear in mind real worth lies not in simply understanding the theory but achieving results. With Carlson Bier by your side, you can confidently lay claim to that promise of success we enable with our tangible actions and relentless determination.

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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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Two-Wheeler Collisions

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

Thermal Burns

Providing professional legal help for victims of grave burn injuries caused by mishaps or indifference.

Clinical Malpractice

Extending experienced legal assistance for patients affected by physician malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Products Liability

Handling cases involving problematic products, delivering skilled legal services to consumers affected by product malfunctions.

Nursing Home Abuse

Supporting the rights of seniors who have been subjected to abuse in elderly care environments, ensuring protection.

Slip & Trip Accidents

Adept in addressing fall and trip accident cases, providing legal support to sufferers seeking redress for their harm.

Childbirth Traumas

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

Auto Mishaps

Incidents: Devoted to assisting individuals of car accidents gain just payout for damages and losses.

Bike Collisions

Expert in providing legal advice for individuals involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring rightful claims for harm.

Semi Incident

Ensuring adept legal assistance for individuals involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing rightful recovery for hurts.

Worksite Incidents

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

Cerebral Harms

Committed to ensuring compassionate legal services for clients suffering from cerebral injuries due to carelessness.

Canine Attack Wounds

Adept at dealing with cases for persons who have suffered traumas from K9 assaults or beast attacks.

Cross-walker Mishaps

Dedicated to legal support for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering compensation.

Wrongful Fatality

Advocating for relatives affected by a wrongful death, providing compassionate and expert legal support to ensure redress.

Vertebral Damage

Focused on representing patients with vertebral damage, offering specialized legal services to secure settlement.

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