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About Carlson Bier Associates

When it comes to pedestrian accident representation in Forest Lake, the Carlson Bier law firm stands out for its superior expertise and proficiency. As an Illinois-based personal injury law firm, Carlson Bier has a strong focus on pedestrian accidents – navigating complex laws to secure justice and compensation for victims. Our team of attorneys possesses unmatched knowledge and competence in dealing with such casualties, working tirelessly on behalf of our clients. At Carlson Bier, we believe that success lies not just in obtaining compensatory damages but also ensuring future safety provisions are implemented for pedestrians within the community. Our holistic approach towards case management often reflects this – considering all aspects like medical bills, loss of earnings during recovery alongside any potential trauma endured by the victim or their family members. Dealing with us involves less stress and more focus on healing; as we shoulder your legal burdens including crucial negotiations with insurance companies or third-parties involved in the accident. Choose Carlson Bier – because every step matters for pedestrian safety and justice!

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Pedestrian Accident Lawyers in Forest Lake Illinois

At Carlson Bier, our commitment to justice propels us to serve the victims of pedestrian accidents in Illinois with absolute diligence. We understand that these unfortunate incidents often result in severe physical and emotional aftermath. Not only leaving the victim grappling with extensive treatment costs, but also intense trauma from their ordeal. As personal injury attorneys specializing in pedestrian cases, we stand replete with expertise and experience to assist you during this challenging period.

Pedestrian accident cases can be alarmingly intricate. They may involve numerous factors such as driver negligence, poor road conditions or vehicle malfunctions among other aspects. Hence, securing fair compensation necessitates a comprehensive understanding of laws related to personal injuries as well as distinctive insights into the myriad factors that potentially contribute to accidents.

• Driver Negligence: This involves instances where a motorist fails to yield right-of-way at crosswalks, makes illegal turns or perhaps speeds up recklessly.

• Poor Road Conditions: Ice-covered sidewalks or pothole-riddled roads are examples of insufficient maintenance detrimental to pedestrians’ safety.

• Vehicle Malfunction: Brake failures or tyre blowouts which compel vehicles unwittingly onto walkers comprise another devastating cause for pedestrian fatalities.

Our legal professional counterparts equipped at Carlson Bier plunge headfirst into scrutinizing detailed police reports, witness testimonies and medical records amongst many others; all aimed at constructing an ironclad case for your rightful compensation. Our unwavering dedication resonates even more resoundingly through our tenacity toward negotiation on the settlement table- ensuring every dollar is accounted for when recovering damages be it medical expenses, loss of wages due to inability work post-injury or any mental anguish inflicted by sheer impact of accident’s trauma.

Moreover, if litigation becomes necessary – rest assured that we bring nothing less than relentless courtroom advocacy skills underpinned by thorough preparation and disinclination towards subpar settlements. The cornerstone behind our consistency is evidently client success; evident markedly through countless individuals we’ve represented thus far gaining fair, just recompense they truly deserved.

Remember, personal injury law is a realm that necessitates immediate action. Post-accident instants are pivotal for two reasons: documenting the accident scene and seeking medical attention principally. These steps not only help in bolstering your claim but also underpin the timeliness principle crucial to Illinois laws stipulating statute of limitations; meaning suit filing deadlines within which victims need to take legal action following incidents causing potential harm or injuries.

At Carlson Bier, it’s our responsibility and privilege to rescue you from the labyrinthial nature of legalese – simplifying everything step-by-step without ever sacrificing thoroughness. We want you fully aware of your rights partnered with guidance toward actionable justice-seeking measures for taking control of your post-injury life again earnestly.

In an extremely trying predicament such as being a pedestrian accident victim grappling with physical pain, emotional distress, mounting hospital bills and feeling lost amidst seemingly insurmountable adversity; take a moment to seek consultation that might bring you substantial relief during this daunting time via a team committed wholeheartedly toward restoring normality back into lives like yours- touched unjustifiably by dire tragedies.

So invite us now into this challenging journey you’re facing. By clicking on the button below, uncover how much your case could possibly be worth. In spite of pervasive worries concerning chances at rightful compensation- remember, until we’ve meticulously evaluated each aspect pertaining specifically to your unique scenario; no stone remains unturned hence keep faith alive that justice does stand achievable.

For all those wrongfully injured out there in Illinois – remember Carlson Bier is here standing unwaveringly on guard of your right to proper compensation. Be it downtown Chicago or across Rockford ‘s span – our services remain unanimously esteemed wherever cases have called us towards aiding victims receive their deserving reparation fruitfully. The commitment at hand isn’t solely about securing compensation; far beyond it extends across educating victims regarding personal injury intricacies, advocating relentlessly for justice and definitive answerability against those at fault.

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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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Two-Wheeler Crashes

Proficient in legal representation for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' recklessness or dangerous conditions.

Fire Damages

Providing specialist legal support for sufferers of severe burn injuries caused by accidents or negligence.

Clinical Misconduct

Ensuring professional legal assistance for individuals affected by clinical malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Products Accountability

Dealing with cases involving faulty products, delivering skilled legal assistance to victims affected by product malfunctions.

Elder Neglect

Defending the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to malpractice in aged care environments, ensuring protection.

Trip and Slip Occurrences

Specialist in managing fall and trip accident cases, providing legal services to individuals seeking restitution for their injuries.

Childbirth Injuries

Extending legal aid for kin affected by medical incompetence resulting in newborn injuries.

Automobile Incidents

Incidents: Devoted to supporting patients of car accidents receive reasonable recompense for injuries and impairment.

Two-Wheeler Incidents

Focused on providing legal assistance for bikers involved in bike accidents, ensuring just recovery for injuries.

Semi Collision

Ensuring expert legal assistance for victims involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing appropriate claims for injuries.

Building Site Mishaps

Focused on representing staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or irresponsibility.

Neurological Injuries

Focused on offering dedicated legal services for patients suffering from head injuries due to incidents.

Dog Attack Traumas

Adept at addressing cases for victims who have suffered damages from K9 assaults or wildlife encounters.

Pedestrian Accidents

Specializing in legal assistance for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering damages.

Unjust Death

Standing up for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending compassionate and expert legal support to ensure compensation.

Spine Trauma

Specializing in advocating for victims with spine impairments, offering professional legal services to secure redress.

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