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About Carlson Bier Associates

When dealing with birth injuries, it’s paramount to entrust only a proficient and dedicated law firm like Carlson Bier. Our attorneys, experienced in birth injury litigation and well-versed in Illinois law, have a demonstrated track record of advocating effectively for parents and their affected children. We understand the complexities that these cases can present which is why we strive to fight tirelessly while providing compassionate guidance throughout the legal process. Our expertise includes handling intricate cases involving cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy among others. What distinguishes us further as an advocate for victims of birth injuries is our commitment not just towards winning compensation but also ensuring lifelong care needed by your child following such adversities. With a meticulous understanding of Farmington community values coupled with profound knowledge on regional healthcare practices provides us unique leverage when representing you locally or statewide making sure no stone remains unturned towards seeking justice for your loved ones.

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Farmington Illinois

At Carlson Bier, our expert team of personal injury attorneys has a broad spectrum of experience and specialization. Among some of our top areas is Birth Injuries law. We understand the trauma and emotional toll that a birth injury can take on a family. Our dedicated legal professionals are committed to ensuring justice for your child and helping you secure indispensable compensation.

Birth injuries can range from minor to significantly severe that cause permanent disability or even be life-threatening in rare cases. The leading causes revolve around medical negligence when attending physicians fail to observe proper prenatal care protocols, make errors during delivery, or neglect effective postnatal care practices which result in harm to the infant.

Crucial facts about birth injuries include:

– Medical interventions: An incorrectly used medical instrument such as forceps or vacuum extractors during delivery can lead to specific types of birth injuries.

– Fetal distress: Failure to respond promptly and appropriately to signs of fetal distress often leads to injurious outcomes.

– Oxygen deprivation: Lack or insufficient oxygen supply, known as hypoxia, could cause cerebral palsy among other serious conditions.

– Delayed C-section: Any delays in performing an emergency cesarean section might result in preventable harm.

Here at Carlson Bier, we believe informed clients are empowered ones, so it’s essential for us not just representing you legally but educating you on all possible aspects relating to your case. With our legal teams’ combined years of expertise in Illinois’s judicial system dealing with health-related lawsuits like birth injuries cases – coupled with deep empathy – we support clients through their most challenging times with unwavering determination and tenacity for seeking just compensation demands.

It’s important also not only understanding what situations may have led up to these unfortunate events but being guided through how litigation itself proceeds once initiated. Deconstructing complex legal jargon into simple language is part of what we do best at Carlson Bier – giving clarity enables better decision-making power throughout the process while providing a comforting presence knowing we are right by your side.

Quality legal support, personal attention, and client education form the pillars of our practice. Our aim is not merely to win your case but also provide holistic healing through truth discovery in seeking justice for you. You are not alone in this; Carlson Bier attorneys value compassion alongside resolute pursuit towards a favorable resolution.

We fashion our professional approach with a profound sense of responsibility that goes beyond traditional attorney-client relationships – standing as shields and champions for those affected by scenarios involving birth injuries. Despite situational intensity, rest assured every step taken aligns strictly with established Illinois law parameters.

Every case holds unique dynamics thus requiring tailored actionable strategies. Therefore, pursuing legal recourse mustn’t be taken lightly nor hastily without comprehensive consideration over potential implications that extend into future decades as it pertains life-altering events such as birth injuries cases.

At Carlson Bier, we invite you to partner with us on this arduous journey toward restoring balance disrupted due to reprehensible negligent actions. To facilitate this process further and ensure complete transparency, please click on the button below for an informed estimate pertaining to your case worth assessment based upon individual circumstances — helping chart our strategic course forward towards achieving desired justice in favor of safe brighter futures for all impacted parties involved.

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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 Farmington

Bike Accidents

Focused on legal assistance for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to others's indifference or hazardous conditions.

Burn Burns

Offering skilled legal advice for patients of severe burn injuries caused by occurrences or carelessness.

Physician Carelessness

Ensuring experienced legal support for persons affected by physician malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Goods Liability

Taking on cases involving defective products, offering skilled legal services to customers affected by harmful products.

Geriatric Neglect

Supporting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to neglect in nursing homes environments, ensuring fairness.

Fall and Tumble Injuries

Adept in dealing with trip accident cases, providing legal representation to victims seeking restitution for their harm.

Newborn Damages

Supplying legal support for loved ones affected by medical incompetence resulting in infant injuries.

Auto Crashes

Mishaps: Devoted to aiding clients of car accidents gain reasonable compensation for damages and impairment.

Bike Crashes

Dedicated to providing legal services for riders involved in scooter accidents, ensuring fair compensation for losses.

Big Rig Incident

Extending adept legal assistance for persons involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing rightful settlement for losses.

Construction Site Incidents

Concentrated on defending employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or carelessness.

Head Injuries

Dedicated to delivering expert legal assistance for patients suffering from brain injuries due to misconduct.

Canine Attack Traumas

Proficient in tackling cases for individuals who have suffered harms from dog attacks or beast attacks.

Pedestrian Accidents

Specializing in legal services for joggers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering claims.

Unfair Loss

Striving for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, extending sensitive and adept legal services to ensure restitution.

Backbone Damage

Specializing in assisting clients with paralysis, offering professional legal guidance to secure compensation.

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