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About Carlson Bier Associates

If you’re searching for a reliable Spinal Cord Injuries attorney, Carlson Bier is unrivaled in its commitment to assist Farina residents. Through legal complexities of this sensitive nature, our attorneys’ extensive knowledge and experience become indispensable allies. Our advocacy is marked by compassion and tenacious representation aimed at securing full compensation for the significant medical expenses, loss of livelihoods, or life adjustments that follow such injuries.

Specializing in Spinal Cord Injury cases allows us to maintain an up-to-date expertise necessary for comprehensive litigation. We offer potential clients unmatched insights into these specific cases due to our vast exposure in this area.

Choosing Carlson Bier means prioritizing your best interests; it’s about committing ourselves wholly to the pursuit of justice on your behalf. Understanding the gravity of your situation underscores each decision we make – from offering strategic legal advice during consultations right down to formidable courtroom representation when required.

When dealing with a traumatic event like a spinal cord injury, let Carlson Bier shoulder your burdens while you focus on recovery and rehabilitation – because every individual deserves justice following personal harm caused by another’s heedlessness. At Carlson Bier, defining moments meet decisive action.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Farina Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the life-altering consequences of spinal cord injuries. As a dedicated personal injury law firm based in Illinois, we are equipped with extensive expertise to navigate the legal complexities and advocate for your rights optimally. Whether you or your loved one has suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury due to automobile crashes, falls, acts of violence, sports injuries, or any other reason unbeknownst to you – our law group stands ready to assist.

Spinal Cord Injuries can be rather complex indeed. These involve damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal that typically results in permanent changes in strength, sensation and functionality below the site of the injury. Spinal Cord Injuries often lead to severe physical and emotional repercussions such as paralysis (loss of muscle function), sensory loss (impairment in body sensations), pain signaling issues, bowel or bladder control problems; these may severely limit an individual’s ability to engage fully in daily life activities.

• There’s Paraplegics: These individuals endure impairment in motor or sensory functions in lower limbs which is usually caused by SCI- Spinal Cord Injury.

• Tetraplegia/Quadriplegia: This condition encompasses impairment on all four limbs including torso as a result of spinal cord injury.

• Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: It results from diseases like cancer, infection or disk degeneration.

Although medical advancement continues its tireless quest towards vastly improving outcomes from Spinal Cord Injuries – substantial costs related to lifelong healthcare services & assistance devices coupled with loss of income & decrease in quality lifestyle make it an intense burden to bear emotionally as well as financially for clients. And this is exactly where legal restitution comes into play!

Carlson Bier possesses vast experience dealing with complicated dynamics surrounding Spinal Cord Injury claims – We strive to alleviate your fears surrounding financial aspects by ensuring your rightful compensation claim reaches fruition expediently. Being seasoned in this legal frontier, we meticulously collate every piece of evidence supporting your case: from medical records showing severity & debilitating impact of the injury to expert testimonies validating future cost projections for ongoing treatments and rehabilitations.

• We recognize how crucial it is to obtain accurate documentation highlighting the chronological events leading up to the injury- It’s all about pinning liability on negligent parties.

• Equally vital for successful outcomes is ensuring thorough assessments by professionals are made regarding prognostic aspects, defining life expectancy or outlining long-term care options post spinal cord injuries.

We genuinely understand and empathize with your ordeal as we remain steadfast committed towards balancing scales favoring your just entitlements. Hence, our predominant focus lies not only in securing high value settlements but also delivering them swiftly so you or your loved ones can concentrate solely on health recovery less encumbered by ancillary worries.

Carlson Bier is an established law firm trusted across Illinois championing rights for spinal cord injury victims relentlessly. Grounded upon pillars of integrity, commitment & aggressive advocacy – We strive incessantly towards providing comprehensive counsel that encapsulates broad-spectrum representation from filing lawsuits onto strategic negotiation until reaching favorable settlement ground; All while maintaining constant transparency integrating client legal education pertaining relevant laws & protocols throughout.

Invite us into your journey toward reclaiming control by allowing us the privilege to make a profound difference in re-establishing balance amidst such adversities you face due to Spinal Cord Injury. Click below button now – Let Carlson Bier empower you ascertain exactly what rightful compensatory claims may be within reach under the shields of Illinois’s sturdy justice system!

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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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Spinal Cord Injury FAQ​

Spinal cord injuries are commonly caused by traumatic events such as vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and acts of violence like gunshot wounds. Medical conditions like arthritis, cancer, or infections can also lead to spinal cord damage.

Symptoms of a spinal cord injury can vary depending on the severity and location of the injury. Common symptoms include loss of movement, loss of sensation (including the ability to feel heat, cold, and touch), loss of bladder or bowel control, exaggerated reflex activities or spasms, changes in sexual function, pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in the spinal cord, and difficulty breathing, coughing, or clearing secretions from your lungs.

The permanence of a spinal cord injury depends on the severity and type of injury. Complete spinal cord injuries, where all feeling and ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury, have a lower chance of recovery. Incomplete injuries, where there is some motor or sensory function below the affected area, may allow for significant recovery. However, there is currently no cure for a spinal cord injury.

Immediate treatments for spinal cord injuries focus on minimizing further damage and include immobilization, surgery, and medications. Long-term treatment involves rehabilitation, which can include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to help with the emotional aspect of the injury. Technological advances such as exoskeletons, electrical stimulation devices, and ongoing research into cell regeneration and repair are also promising areas for treatment.

The impact of a spinal cord injury on daily life varies widely and depends on the severity of the injury. It can lead to reduced mobility or paralysis, requiring the use of wheelchairs or other assistive devices. It often necessitates modifications to living spaces, vehicles, and workplaces. Spinal cord injuries can also impact personal care, bladder and bowel management, and sexual health. Support systems, adaptive technologies, and rehabilitation can play significant roles in helping individuals lead fulfilling lives post-injury.

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Areas of Practice in Farina

Bicycle Accidents

Expert in legal assistance for people injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' recklessness or unsafe conditions.

Fire Injuries

Providing adept legal support for patients of grave burn injuries caused by occurrences or misconduct.

Healthcare Carelessness

Ensuring professional legal assistance for clients affected by medical malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Merchandise Liability

Dealing with cases involving problematic products, extending professional legal help to customers affected by product malfunctions.

Elder Malpractice

Protecting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to malpractice in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Fall and Stumble Mishaps

Adept in managing slip and fall accident cases, providing legal representation to sufferers seeking redress for their injuries.

Neonatal Damages

Delivering legal guidance for households affected by medical incompetence resulting in neonatal injuries.

Motor Collisions

Accidents: Dedicated to guiding patients of car accidents gain just remuneration for wounds and damages.

Two-Wheeler Mishaps

Dedicated to providing representation for bikers involved in scooter accidents, ensuring justice for traumas.

Big Rig Accident

Ensuring adept legal assistance for clients involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing just recovery for hurts.

Worksite Crashes

Engaged in defending employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or negligence.

Brain Injuries

Specializing in delivering dedicated legal support for individuals suffering from neurological injuries due to accidents.

Dog Bite Injuries

Skilled in managing cases for persons who have suffered harms from dog bites or beast attacks.

Foot-traveler Accidents

Committed to legal support for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering restitution.

Unjust Demise

Fighting for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, extending compassionate and adept legal assistance to ensure restitution.

Spinal Cord Harm

Focused on advocating for victims with paralysis, offering professional legal guidance to secure redress.

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