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For residents of Farmer City coping with the tragic loss of a loved one due to negligence, Carlson Bier is your answer for strong representation in wrongful death cases. Our wealth of experience and strategic approach towards achieving justice ensures that our clients’ interests are at the forefront. As personal injury lawyers, we specialize in wrongful death claims; understanding that during this challenging time you need unwavering legal support. We empathetically navigate through your case while effectively investigating circumstances leading to the untimely demise. Our mastery in elaborating culpability arguments positions us uniquely to succeed on your behalf – holding responsible parties accountable and securing deserved compensation commensurate with pain, suffering and material damage inflicted by unexpected loss. At Carlson Bier, trust that empathy meets aggressive advocacy so you can focus on healing whilst we pursue justice relentlessly for the irreplaceable life lost prematurely due to someone’s reckless or negligent action within Illinois jurisdictional boundaries including Farmer City.

Remember: You don’t have to face this devastating journey alone – enlist experienced counsel from Carlson Bier today.

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Farmer City Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand that no amount of financial compensation can make up for the loss of a loved one. However, when their death is caused by another’s negligence or deliberately harmful act, our dedicated team will fight tirelessly to ensure you receive the justice and restitution you deserve. Specializing in wrongful death cases within Illinois, our personal injury attorneys have been established on a cornerstone value: to offer sincere help and support during your most challenging times.

Wrongful death claims are brought about when an individual’s negligent actions lead to someone else’s demise. It’s a legal avenue for surviving family members to seek redress for untimely loss and resulting emotional trauma, lost companionship, financial instability, among others. The litigation process can be intimidating and complex; thus, it would serve best interests of victims’ kin with experienced representation from law firms like Carlson Bier.

Some key aspects central to wrongful death lawsuits include:

– Proving Negligence: To win a wrongful death case, survivors must confirm the defendant’s carelessness led to their loved one’s fatality.

– Establishing Financial Loss: Tangible consequences such as potential earnings the deceased would have made need calculation.

– Emotional Anguish Compensation: Although harder to quantify than monetary losses, emotional anguish is equally critical in building your case.

Remember each case carries unique challenges which necessitate personalized approach—reason why at Carlson Bier we possess multidimensional strategies poised at ensuring success in every claim handled.

Wrongful death litigation has statutory limitations recognized under Illinois law. As per this legislation, any lawsuit must be filed within two years from date of fatality—making prompt action instrumental in achieving favorable judgment. Despite grappling with grief following tragedy impose on grieving families quickly attentive action towards filing their pursuit which guarantees rights don’t stall into expiration based deadlines defined by state statutory provisions.

The lawyers at Carlson Bier specialize not only in understanding these often complicated legal rules but also in compassionately walking with you through this challenging emotional journey, while ensuring your rights remain safeguarded at all times. Our team is highly experienced in negotiating terms of settlements and will ensure that you garner maximum compensation from any responsible parties.

Navigating the legal landscape during such strenuous personal times can be very daunting. That’s where Carlson Bier provides crucial advocacy—in our commitment to becoming your guiding beacon amidst the dark litigious storm.

At Carlson Bier, we work on a contingency basis—which means you won’t pay us until we win your case for you—nurturing an environment where strong client-lawyer relationships are built upon trust and shared goals. We believe strongly in keeping communication lines open with our clients at every stage of their claim to ensure they fully understand each process along the way and avoid any disillusionments or surprises.

In addition, understanding wrongful death lawsuits’ complexity—both legally and emotionally—we offer potential clients free consultation services. Here it allows us an opportunity to review the specifics of your case, provide expert advice tailored to your unique circumstances, help decide if pursuing legal action aligns best with family interests and what possible outcomes expect from verdict determination proceedings.

You don’t have to face these trying times alone; allow yourself the support of empathetic veterans confident about delivering premier best-case resolutions. The first step forward starts by knowing how much your case could potentially be worth—a faith leap towards realizing justice for walked-away loved ones.

To find out more about how Carlson Bier can make navigating wrongful death claims less burdensome for you—for momentous peace recovery amid corporal losses—as well as information on potential monetary amount tied to specific case undertakings: tap the button below without delay! Remember journeys towards judicial revelations start with one click; kick start this trip today letting us explore together all possibilities harbored within existing Illinois law legislation structure bringing light into experience bore gloomy past instances shadowing bright future horizons.

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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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Wrongful Death FAQ​

Wrongful death occurs when a person’s death is caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person.

The following people may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit:

  • The spouse or children of the deceased
  • The parents of the deceased
  • The siblings of the deceased
  • The personal representative of the deceased’s estate

To prove a wrongful death claim in Illinois, the plaintiff must prove the following elements:

  • The defendant owed the deceased a duty of care.
  • The defendant breached that duty of care.
  • The breach of duty caused the death of the deceased.
  • The plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the death of the deceased.

In a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include lost wages, medical expenses, and funeral expenses.
  • Non-pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the non-financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include pain and suffering, loss of consortium, and loss of parental guidance.

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

If you have any questions about your legal rights or options after a wrongful death, you should contact an experienced wrongful death attorney.

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Areas of Practice in Farmer City

Pedal Cycle Collisions

Focused on legal support for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' indifference or unsafe conditions.

Scald Traumas

Offering professional legal services for people of severe burn injuries caused by accidents or indifference.

Hospital Misconduct

Providing expert legal representation for persons affected by physician malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Goods Liability

Managing cases involving defective products, providing specialist legal assistance to customers affected by product malfunctions.

Nursing Home Malpractice

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

Fall and Stumble Injuries

Adept in managing slip and fall accident cases, providing legal services to persons seeking restitution for their harm.

Newborn Harms

Providing legal aid for kin affected by medical carelessness resulting in birth injuries.

Automobile Collisions

Incidents: Committed to helping individuals of car accidents receive equitable settlement for damages and harm.

Bike Crashes

Committed to providing legal assistance for riders involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring justice for losses.

18-Wheeler Accident

Ensuring expert legal support for persons involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing appropriate recovery for losses.

Building Incidents

Focused on defending workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or negligence.

Brain Harms

Committed to providing professional legal representation for individuals suffering from neurological injuries due to carelessness.

Canine Attack Traumas

Proficient in dealing with cases for persons who have suffered damages from K9 assaults or wildlife encounters.

Jogger Collisions

Expert in legal services for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering restitution.

Undeserved Loss

Striving for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, providing compassionate and expert legal guidance to ensure compensation.

Backbone Impairment

Specializing in representing victims with spinal cord injuries, offering compassionate legal services to secure redress.

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