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About Carlson Bier Associates

When a construction site accident occurs in East Saint Louis, the legal team at Carlson Bier stands ready to advocate on your behalf. Our firm specializes in personal injury law and we have years of experience successfully representing clients involved in construction site accidents. We understand that these incidents often lead to severe injuries and life-altering consequences; hence our commitment is unwavering when it comes to securing justice for victims. At Carlson Bier, we meticulously examine all aspects of the incident, gathering comprehensive evidence detailing breaches of safety protocols or negligence by third parties. Leveraging our accumulated expertise within Illinois’ legal landscape allows us to guide you through this complex terrain with confidence. Furthermore, we advance aggressive negotiation strategies against formidable insurance companies to ensure fair compensation is achieved for medical bills, lost wages and suffering. Choose integrity; choose mastery; choose Carlson Bier as your steadfast partner during this challenging pursuit for justice after a construction site accident.

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Construction Site Accident Lawyers in East Saint Louis Illinois

At Carlson Bier, our esteemed personal injury attorneys specialize in championing for victims of Construction Site Accidents in Illinois. We are renowned for our relentless commitment to safeguarding the rights and welfare of construction workers who sustain injuries due to negligent working conditions or faulty equipment onsite. Injuries at a construction site can often be severe resulting in significant physical and financial distress. Thus, understanding your rights as a worker is an important aspect towards securing appropriate compensation for your predicament.

Following are key reasons on why accidents potentially occur on construction sites: unsafe equipment usage, inadequate training provided to workers, non-compliance with safety regulations set forth by the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), poor machinery maintenance, or improper communication between workers. These factors frequently contribute to grave accidents which may cause serious bodily harm such as head injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones or even wrongful death.

Comprehending legal aspects surrounding construction site accidents can be complex; however, you don’t have to navigate these waters alone. At Carlson Bier we simplify it all:

• Worker’s Compensation: It provides medical benefits and wage replacement when a worker has been injured during their employment.

• Personal Injury Claim: In situations where negligence from another party resulted in the injury—for example faulty machinery supplied by a third-party—an individual is entitled to file a personal injury claim apart from worker’s compensation.

• Wrongful Death Claim: If unfortunately an accident results in fatality, the family of the deceased may file this claim against negligent parties.

Our Illinois-based team comprises personal injury lawyers with vast experience and specialization within each particular area mentioned above. Our approach is characterized by professional handling of every case with discernment attuned to its unique context whilst working tirelessly towards maximizing the compensation that rightfully belongs to you—the victim of circumstance—on account of undue suffering imposed upon by third party negligence.

We at Carlson Bier respect and recognize that each case is markedly different from the next, thus demanding astute understanding of the intertwining complexities between laws, regulations and real-life scenarios. Our commitment is fortified by our belief in maintaining a personalized approach to individual cases whilst offering strong legal representation for victims against powerful bodies like insurance companies.

Our reputation rides on an intricate blend of zealous advocacy, compassion towards suffering clients, simplified understandable consultation and robust performance under the courtroom lights. We pride ourselves in ensuring that we accurately interpret and communicate every intricacy related to clients’ claims involving construction site accidents—invariably complicated intertwines composed of worker’s compensation benefits, third party liability surveys, employer liability specifications and out-of-court settlement negotiations.

Victims often harbor reservations about approaching a personal injury lawyer due to anticipated exorbitant fees—an apprehension that we are keen on dispelling completely at Carlson Bier. Here’s how:

• Free Consultation: Unearth clarity over your legal situation through our complimentary consultation session; let us guide you in making informed decisions regarding your circumstances.

• No Win-No Fee: Dedicated to democratic access to justice without adding financial burden onto you – if we don’t secure victory for you in terms of appropriate compensation; you owe absolutely nothing to us.

Construction sites do not have permission to envelop workers within layers of risks attributable towards lax safety standards or negligent practices. As dedicated allies of injured workers across Illinois state lines who retain rights deserving protection—we urge no hesitations upon seeking the swift justice that rightly belongs to them following significantly harrowing circumstances precipitated by their construction site accidents.

In order for us as professional personal injury attorneys based in Illinois—centrally focused upon translating trauma inflicted via construction site accidents into justice served—to assess your case constructively, click on the button below. This will aid immensely with helping you understand what your case is potentially worth within parameters set forth by underlying regulations as well as take steps anon toward securing absolute merit pertaining specifically towards both—the incident itself and compensatory expectations rightful to it. Carlson Bier: your reliable partners on this journey towards justice.

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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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Construction Site Accidents FAQ​

The most common causes of construction site accidents in Chicago include:

  • Falls: Falls from heights are the leading cause of fatalities on construction sites.
  • Struck-by accidents: Struck-by accidents occur when workers are hit by falling objects, moving vehicles, or other equipment.
  • Electrocutions: Electrocutions can occur when workers come into contact with live wires or electrical equipment.
  • Caught-in/between accidents: Caught-in/between accidents occur when workers are caught between two moving objects or between a moving object and a stationary object.
  • Overexertion injuries: Overexertion injuries can occur when workers lift heavy objects or perform repetitive tasks.

If you are injured in a construction site accident in Chicago, you should:

  • Seek medical attention immediately. Even if you don’t think you’re seriously injured, it’s important to get checked out by a doctor.
  • Report the accident to your supervisor and to OSHA. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and they are responsible for investigating workplace accidents.
  • Contact a construction site accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a construction site accident victim in Chicago, you have the right to:

  • Seek compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages.
  • File a lawsuit against the person or company responsible for your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a construction site accident lawsuit in Chicago, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Medical expenses: This includes the cost of ambulance rides, hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, and physical therapy.
  • Lost wages: This includes the wages you lost while you were unable to work because of your injuries.
  • Pain and suffering: This includes compensation for the physical and emotional pain you have endured as a result of your injuries.
  • Loss of enjoyment of life: This includes compensation for the activities you can no longer enjoy as a result of your injuries.
  • Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your personal belongings that were damaged in the accident.
  • Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

The statute of limitations for construction site accident lawsuits in Illinois is two years. This means that you have two years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit.

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Areas of Practice in East Saint Louis

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Specializing in legal representation for people injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' negligence or risky conditions.

Thermal Injuries

Supplying adept legal assistance for people of intense burn injuries caused by incidents or negligence.

Healthcare Incompetence

Ensuring experienced legal advice for individuals affected by hospital malpractice, including surgical errors.

Merchandise Fault

Handling cases involving dangerous products, supplying professional legal help to customers affected by product malfunctions.

Geriatric Neglect

Representing the rights of seniors who have been subjected to mistreatment in aged care environments, ensuring justice.

Slip and Slip Injuries

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

Neonatal Harms

Supplying legal help for relatives affected by medical negligence resulting in neonatal injuries.

Car Incidents

Crashes: Committed to assisting patients of car accidents obtain reasonable payout for wounds and destruction.

Motorcycle Collisions

Dedicated to providing legal services for motorcyclists involved in bike accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for injuries.

Big Rig Mishap

Providing professional legal support for persons involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing adequate recompense for hurts.

Building Site Crashes

Engaged in advocating for laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or irresponsibility.

Cognitive Injuries

Committed to ensuring compassionate legal assistance for individuals suffering from brain injuries due to accidents.

Canine Attack Wounds

Skilled in addressing cases for victims who have suffered harms from dog attacks or beast attacks.

Foot-traveler Crashes

Committed to legal assistance for walkers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering damages.

Unwarranted Loss

Standing up for families affected by a wrongful death, extending sensitive and experienced legal representation to ensure justice.

Spinal Cord Harm

Focused on representing persons with backbone trauma, offering professional legal support to secure recovery.

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