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About Carlson Bier Associates

When dealing with life-altering complications such as birth injuries, securing the representation of accomplished attorneys like the dedicated team at Carlson Bier is crucial. Serving residents in Effingham and throughout Illinois, this proficient law firm specializes in Birth Injuries cases—bringing justice to those impacted by medical negligence or malpractice during childbirth. The unique expertise that Carlson Bier extends in birth injury matters can make a significant difference while seeking rightful compensation for damages incurred due to improper prenatal care or labor management. Committed beyond measure, they meticulously build each case centered around the specific needs of their clients and demonstrate superiority within this specialized field of law. Together with their comprehensive understanding of Illinois laws relating to birth injuries and an exceptional track record for successfully defending afflicted families rights’, assures you’re choosing a tried-and-tested ally on your path to recompense. Trusting Carlson Bier equates to entrusting competent professionals passionately fighting toward better incident outcomes – validating why their indispensable legal prowess should be your unsurpassable choice when confronting challenging Birth Injury related scenarios.

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Effingham Illinois

Making the decision to pursue legal action following a birth injury is undoubtedly a complex and emotionally-charged process. At Carlson Bier, we understand your distress all too well. With deep roots in Illinois, our seasoned team of personal injury lawyers is known for providing empathetic guidance, steadfast dedication and personalized support as we fight to secure just compensation on behalf of you and your child.

A birth injury can be defined as any form of harm or trauma to an infant before, during, or after childbirth. Such injuries may occur due to multiple reasons including lack of prenatal care, obstetrical errors during delivery or postnatal negligence leading to severe damage or disabilities. Unfortunately, these incidents are far more common than many realize leading to both short-term complications such as hypoxia and long-term debilitating conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Erb’s Palsy or brachial plexus injuries.

• Hypoxia: This condition is caused by insufficient oxygen reaching baby’s brain during delivery.

• Cerebral Palsy: A chronic neurological disorder affecting body movements and muscle coordination.

• Erb’s Palsy: Resulting from damage to the arm nerves; affects movement and sensation in arms.

• Brachial Plexus Injuries: Caused by intense pressure during birth; leads nerves being torn away from spinal cord..

There’s no denying that knowing what step comes next following such circumstances might seem overly challenging. However help is indeed at hand with Carlson Bier standing firmly by your side easing navigating the complexities surrounding medical malpractice claims processes. Our expert personal injury attorneys possess cutting-edge knowledge along with vast experience dealing with complex birth injury cases throughout Illinois delivering high-level representation designed particularly tailored towards protecting rights getting deserved retribution.

Importantly within Illinois’ jurisdiction, proving a health professional failed maintaining expected level care resulting unreasonably harming patient becomes essential winning these cases which forms core focus our approach defending victim’s rights . Furthermore should claim executed timely manner inconsistencies law’s statute limitations we got covered. At Carlson Bier our strategized approach covers:

• Medically reviewing your case comprehensively.

• Proving negligence from healthcare personnel led to birth injury.

• Ensuring compliance within the Illinois’ complex statute of limitations..

Birth injuries not only mean lifelong physical and emotional hardships for affected children but also pose staggering financial burdens on families who bear costs associated with rehab therapy, continual medical care and special educational resources. Correctly identifying whether negligent parties should account becomes a cornerstone in securing rightful indemnities that lessen these loads.

At Carlson Bier, our worth does not merely reside in legal prowess but also humane understanding molded by handling numerous similar cases over the years. We remain aware of struggles parents face absorbing trauma their innocent newborns afflicted with especially during such happy times while reassuring every step way confidently traversing murky waters scrutinizing minute specifics employing aggressive tactics draw out maximum settlements or verdicts favored clients.

We firmly believe justice should never be muted behind hefty expenses which is why follow ‘No Win No Fee’ policy wherein you don’t pay anything until recover compensation entitled . So always remember no alone when embark journey seeking retracement steps went wrong leading child’s unfortunate harm unquestionably deserve best fighting chance achieving just outcome laden hope better future youngster .

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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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Birth Injuries FAQ

The most common birth injuries include:

  • Cerebral palsy: This is a group of disorders that affect movement and coordination.
  • Erb’s palsy: This is a nerve injury that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm and hand.
  • Brachial plexus palsy: This is a group of nerve injuries that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm, shoulder, and hand.
  • Spinal cord injuries: These injuries can cause paralysis or weakness below the waist.
  • Traumatic brain injuries: These injuries can cause a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional problems.

Birth injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Medical malpractice: This can include mistakes made by doctors during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
  • Oxygen deprivation: This can occur if the baby does not get enough oxygen during pregnancy or labor.
  • Physical trauma: This can occur if the baby is injured during labor or delivery.
  • Birth defects: Some birth injuries are caused by birth defects.

The signs and symptoms of a birth injury can vary depending on the severity of the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Weakness or paralysis: This may be in one or more limbs.
  • Seizures
  • Breathing problems
  • Feeding problems
  • Developmental delays
  • Learning disabilities

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

  • Surgery
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medications
  • Supportive care

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your child was injured due to medical malpractice or another factor. A birth injury 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 Effingham

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Focused on legal assistance for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to others' recklessness or perilous conditions.

Burn Injuries

Giving professional legal help for individuals of major burn injuries caused by incidents or misconduct.

Healthcare Negligence

Extending experienced legal advice for clients affected by physician malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Merchandise Accountability

Addressing cases involving defective products, extending professional legal help to consumers affected by product-related injuries.

Elder Abuse

Advocating for the rights of nursing home residents who have been subjected to abuse in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Tumble & Tumble Occurrences

Skilled in managing slip and fall accident cases, providing legal assistance to persons seeking recovery for their losses.

Birth Wounds

Offering legal support for loved ones affected by medical negligence resulting in neonatal injuries.

Vehicle Incidents

Mishaps: Devoted to assisting victims of car accidents obtain reasonable remuneration for injuries and impairment.

Motorbike Crashes

Specializing in providing legal services for individuals involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring justice for harm.

Truck Collision

Ensuring adept legal services for victims involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing fair settlement for losses.

Worksite Incidents

Dedicated to assisting staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or irresponsibility.

Head Injuries

Expert in providing expert legal representation for victims suffering from cognitive injuries due to incidents.

Canine Attack Damages

Proficient in tackling cases for persons who have suffered wounds from K9 assaults or creature assaults.

Jogger Incidents

Expert in legal assistance for walkers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering damages.

Unwarranted Fatality

Striving for families affected by a wrongful death, extending understanding and adept legal services to ensure compensation.

Spinal Cord Damage

Focused on representing individuals with spine impairments, offering professional legal representation to secure settlement.

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