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About Carlson Bier Associates

Individuals facing medical malpractice in East Alton can place their trust in the hands of Carlson Bier, an established personal injury law firm dedicated to championing for fair justice. Our prowess and diligence have continuously placed us above our competitors as we ensure each case receives meticulous attention it warrants. We pride ourselves in specializing profoundly on Medical Malpractice lawsuits, granting a deep comprehension of its complexities and nuances like no other firm amidst Illinois practitioners. Our expert attorneys practice strategic litigations navigated by their hands-on experience on extensive high-stakes cases rendering compassionate representation when you need it most. We are committed to pursuing the maximum value of compensation for your injuries or losses suffered from neglectful healthcare providers while upholding strict adherence to Illinois regulations without exception. Possessing all indispensable resources and relentless determination, our team aims nothing short than unwavering dedication towards obtaining justice for impacted families across East Alton area – Let experience be part of your journey toward healing with Carlson Bier: spearheading Healthcare Accountability- statewide.

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in East Alton Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we take grevious pride in providing first-rate legal representation to victims of medical malpractice in Illinois. Our dedicated team of personal injury attorneys comprehensively understands the complex nature of malpractice cases and are equipped with the necessary resources, expertise and commitment toward achieving favourable outcomes for our clients. Medical malpractice refers to situations wherein health care providers deviate from accepted professional standards, resulting in harm or injury to a patient. Such deviations could be due to negligence, lack of knowledge, or intentional misconduct.

In distinguishing fact patterns that establish medical negligence, it is important to remember some crucial points;

• The existence of a doctor-patient relationship at first.

• The healthcare provider’s deviation from the standard level of care expected in similar circumstances.

• Such deviation directly causing harm or injury to the patient.

Each case varies significantly depending on specifics such as complexity; this makes it extremely vital for victims to seek legal advice before proceeding with any form course action.

Medical Malpractice can manifest itself through various avenues including misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injuries amongst others all being areas that Carlson Bier holds phenomenal familiarity with over many years spent navigating these turbulent waters. For instance:

Misdiagnosis: When a doctor fails reasonably detect an ailment, having had all available information at hand but nevertheless provides an incorrect diagnosis; harmful consequences may follow which lends rise towards a case of medical malpractice.

Surgical Errors: Surgeons occasionally make incapacitating mistakes – leaving surgical instruments inside patients’ bodies post-surgery or performing procedures on wrong body parts are just two examples that have given grounds for successful malpractice suits against guilty practitioners.

Birth Injuries: Due mishandling during childbirth rendering excessive pressure onto infants’ delicate bodies can result daunting injuries (such as Brachial Plexus Palsy), bestowed upon newborns which lasts them entire lifetimes thereby hoisting enormous emotional and financial burdens onto affected families.

It is fundamentally heart-wrenching, challenging and often financially destabilizing for victims or their families to recover from such traumatic experiences. At Carlson Bier, we are committed to providing our clients with personalized attention, deeply empathetic understanding coupled unwavering dedication towards rendering them justice they rightly deserve.

Remember that every legal pursuit is tethered to a “Statute of Limitations”; in Illinois, malpractice lawsuits must be filed within two years (from date discovery) of the negligent act occurrence or within four years after event itself; whichever is sooner notwithstanding age of victim unless minor below 18 years old.

Navigating through plethora medical procedures entailing terminology can prove incredibly daunting – indeed without proficient legal counsel steer your path. Our highly skilled team at Carlson Bier will meticulously review all aspects relating your case ensuring you understand its complexities so can make best possible decisions regarding future actions.

If you believe that you or a loved one have experienced medical negligence leading up profound physical hardship along emotional suffering, contact us today. The consultation allows opportunity discuss your specific circumstances directly expert attorney who’ll provide deep insights into options available tailored according your requirement whilst answering any queries might foster about lawsuit process.

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Empower yourself today by clicking on the button below to determine how much your case could potentially be worth. Take decisive action against those responsible for harm caused towards and achieve justice deserved while reaffirming faith healthcare system which should remain focused serve not mar unsuspecting greenhorn patients placing trust therein. Consider it not just as seeking compensation for tangible intangible damages sustained rather first step toward reclaiming control over life rudely disrupted due unforeseeable adversity.

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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 East Alton

Bike Accidents

Proficient in legal services for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to others's negligence or perilous conditions.

Fire Injuries

Supplying expert legal support for victims of major burn injuries caused by occurrences or misconduct.

Medical Malpractice

Ensuring expert legal advice for victims affected by healthcare malpractice, including negligent care.

Goods Accountability

Handling cases involving faulty products, delivering skilled legal support to clients affected by harmful products.

Elder Mistreatment

Representing the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to mistreatment in elderly care environments, ensuring restitution.

Stumble and Fall Accidents

Expert in addressing fall and trip accident cases, providing legal advice to persons seeking restitution for their suffering.

Neonatal Traumas

Offering legal aid for families affected by medical carelessness resulting in neonatal injuries.

Automobile Collisions

Incidents: Focused on guiding sufferers of car accidents secure equitable recompense for injuries and impairment.

Two-Wheeler Crashes

Expert in providing representation for victims involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring just recovery for losses.

Truck Collision

Delivering expert legal advice for clients involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing just recovery for injuries.

Construction Site Crashes

Focused on advocating for laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or irresponsibility.

Brain Injuries

Dedicated to providing specialized legal support for persons suffering from neurological injuries due to negligence.

K9 Assault Wounds

Specialized in addressing cases for people who have suffered injuries from dog bites or animal assaults.

Foot-traveler Mishaps

Specializing in legal support for joggers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering recovery.

Unjust Death

Standing up for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, delivering sensitive and skilled legal guidance to ensure restitution.

Spine Harm

Dedicated to supporting victims with paralysis, offering specialized legal assistance to secure recovery.

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