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About Carlson Bier Associates

When faced with a complex products liability case, choosing the right legal representation makes all the difference. That’s where Carlson Bier excels; we specialize in personal injury law, handling cases related to defective or dangerous products on behalf of East Galesburg clients. Our exceptional record stands as proof of our dedication and meticulous attention to detail within this multifaceted area of law. We fully comprehend how devastating an injury due to product malfunction can be, hence we are committed to pursuing justice for every client. Rest assured that our adept team will scrutinize the finer points underscored by Illinois State Law on product liability claims aiming at maximizing your potential compensation payout. Carlson Bier’s experienced attorneys diligently prepare each case while maintaining transparent communication throughout the legal process, offering peace-of-mind and security during challenging times for clients in East Galesburg and beyond. It is truly worthwhile considering those well-versed in navigating intricate details surrounding such cases—consider Carlson Bier when you need proficiency backed by substantial experience fighting cumbersome products liability battles.

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Products Liability Lawyers in East Galesburg Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we pride ourselves on being the leading experts in personal injury law in Illinois, offering comprehensive legal services with a primary focus on Product Liability cases. As champion advocates for individuals who have suffered injuries or losses due to defective products, our attorneys are driven by their strong commitment and dedication to justice.

Product liability refers to legal accountability that manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and retailers face if they make available a product which inflicts harm upon consumers. This could be a defect in the design of the product, faulty manufacturing processes, inadequate labeling instructions or warnings—essentially anything that compromises consumer safety due to negligence or oversight on behalf of those involved in getting the product from production to your hands.

Key areas within Product Liability Lawsuits:

1. Manufacturing Defect: These take place when there is an error during the production process resulting in a flawed end result.

2. Design Defect: In this case, an inherent flaw exists in every item produced because it lies within the very design of the product.

3. Failure to Warn (Marketing Defects): Herein lies issues with how products are marketed such as confusing labels, lack of sufficient safety warnings or inadequate instructions.

We understand that pursuing a Products Liability lawsuit can feel daunting especially during recovery from an unexpected injury or loss. That’s why at Carlson Bier you’re not alone; we guide you through each step patiently explaining all complexities related to filings and motions so that you’re informed about your own case at all times whilst ensuring maximum compensation for your claim: medical expenses coverage both past and future ones; lost earnings compensation; reimbursement of any out-of-pocket costs incurred due to your injury plus damages pertaining to emotional pain and suffering caused by faulty products.

Representing clients affected by steeply diverse situations—a child injured by unsafe toys, someone burned by electrical appliances malfunctioning while being used appropriately under normal circumstances—we’ve built an impressive track record over time speaking volumes about our competency, professionalism and success in handling multifaceted cases.

Our multifunctional website empowers you by acting as the ultimate support resource: accessing relevant information about product liability law is only a few clicks away thus providing unparalleled convenience and accessibility. The team at Carlson Bier believes that no one should suffer in silence—that’s why we make sure anyone affected by products that have caused harm gets their dues.

With us, every case matters since it symbolizes another individual whose life was shaken by an unforeseen incident that they’re battling with; your struggles are our concern and fighting for justice for you is our tenacious promise.

Take a moment to utilize our complimentary online tool designed exclusively for estimating potential compensation you may be entitled to receive after suffering an injury or loss due to faulty products. You don’t need any legal background or previous experience—our system does all the work while ensuring 100% confidentiality of your personal details entered into the system.

Acting swiftly once harm from a defective product transpires can be paramount when seeking compensatory redress legally—the sooner evidence collection starts coupled with professional legal representation on board, the stronger your case would become making it likelier for favourable verdicts aligning with achieving justice.

We encourage you not just to take our word but explore what countless satisfied clients say about how turning to Carlson Bier transformed often devastating experiences into narratives of strength, resilience & victory rising above challenging situations caused by others’ negligence. Victims do not want pity—they deserve respect and acknowledgment that they’re undeserving recipients of harrowing consequences incurred thanks to flawed consumer goods: this essential understanding forms the cornerstone of everything we do here at Carlson Bier.

Isn’t it time you found out exactly how much justice can return in terms of financial compensation? Let us help put things right: delve deeper into knowing more about how we channelize decades worth of sophisticated strategy development combined with compassionate client engagement towards securing fair outcomes consistently—simply click the button below to discover how much your case could be worth. Trust Carlson Bier: Trust, Determination and expertise in action–committed to restore dignity through justified compensation while helping you move forward into a better tomorrow.

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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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Product Liability FAQ​

Product liability is the legal responsibility of manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and suppliers for injuries caused by defective products.

The three main types of product liability claims are:

  • Manufacturing defects: These defects occur during the manufacturing process and cause the product to be unsafe.
  • Design defects: These defects exist in the design of the product and make it inherently unsafe.
  • Marketing defects: These defects occur when the manufacturer or seller fails to adequately warn consumers about the dangers of the product.

The signs and symptoms of a product liability injury can vary depending on the type of product that caused the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Physical injuries: These could include cuts, bruises, burns, fractures, and other injuries.
  • Property damage: This could include damage to your home, car, or other belongings.
  • Economic losses: These could include lost wages, medical expenses, and other financial losses.

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

  • Surgery: Surgery may be required to repair injuries that were caused by a defective product.
  • 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 product liability injuries.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for a product liability injury if you have been injured due to a defective product. A product liability 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 Galesburg

Bicycle Accidents

Proficient in legal assistance for people injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' recklessness or hazardous conditions.

Scald Traumas

Providing expert legal help for people of major burn injuries caused by occurrences or carelessness.

Hospital Negligence

Providing specialist legal representation for patients affected by hospital malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Items Responsibility

Handling cases involving dangerous products, extending specialist legal help to individuals affected by defective items.

Geriatric Abuse

Protecting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to abuse in care facilities environments, ensuring restitution.

Stumble and Trip Accidents

Adept in dealing with fall and trip accident cases, providing legal representation to victims seeking compensation for their injuries.

Childbirth Harms

Extending legal assistance for households affected by medical negligence resulting in newborn injuries.

Automobile Mishaps

Collisions: Concentrated on guiding clients of car accidents gain appropriate recompense for injuries and damages.

Motorcycle Accidents

Dedicated to providing legal assistance for victims involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring fair compensation for traumas.

Trucking Collision

Ensuring adept legal services for persons involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing fair claims for losses.

Construction Site Collisions

Dedicated to defending laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or misconduct.

Brain Harms

Expert in providing specialized legal support for victims suffering from neurological injuries due to incidents.

Dog Attack Wounds

Expertise in addressing cases for clients who have suffered traumas from puppy bites or wildlife encounters.

Pedestrian Mishaps

Committed to legal support for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering claims.

Wrongful Loss

Fighting for families affected by a wrongful death, delivering understanding and expert legal services to ensure restitution.

Neural Damage

Expert in defending individuals with paralysis, offering expert legal guidance to secure recovery.

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