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About Carlson Bier Associates

When seeking justice for medical malpractice cases, trust only Carlson Bier. Our vast experience and successful track record in navigating the complexities of such legal process is what sets us apart. Medical errors can significantly alter one’s life by causing pain, suffering and even monetary losses. Understanding this devastating impact enables our team to work tirelessly on every client’s behalf towards getting their rightful compensation. We have an in-depth knowledge of Illinois law which guarantees that we will handle your case with the utmost care and expertise.Our firm represents clients allegedly injured due to mistakes committed by healthcare providers; a crucial field requiring specific skills which meticulous professionals at Carlson Bier possess. Choosing us means partnering with persistent advocates who prioritize your needs above else while continually applying dedication to deliver a fair resolution for victims wronged by negligence or misconduct within healthcare settings . When it comes to pursuing rightful claims for medical malpractice instances—Carlson Bier never fails staying strong beside you despite any daunting challenges encountered throughout proceedings providing peace-of-mind amidst tumultuous times.

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Forrest Illinois

At Carlson Bier, our experienced personal injury attorney team located in Illinois, specializes in representing victims of medical malpractice. Medical malpractice is a growing concern and it’s crucial that you understand your rights should you find yourself or a loved one in such an unfortunate situation. It occurs when a physician, healthcare provider, or hospital causes an injury to a patient through negligence or omission.

Medical Negligence takes various forms that could include failure to diagnose a life-threatening condition correctly or timely, inaccurate treatment administration or unprofessional conduct leading to harm. Similarly, lack of informed consent where the adequate information about potential risks was not disclosed clearly can also be classified as medical malpractice.

It’s imperative that you comprehend the following key aspects:

1. Duty of Care: Whenever there is a doctor-patient relationship established; there exists a ‘duty of care’. This implies that doctors are morally and legally obligated to provide their patients with competent care.

2. Breach of Duty: If the healthcare professional fails to abide by the standard of care under similar situations then it can be construed as breach of duty.

3.Key Causation: The victim must establish that they suffered damage directly due the breach rather than any pre-existing medical condition which is designated as causation.

4.Damages: Damages refer toward quantifiable losses endured by victims due to negligent actions including additional medical expenses incurred for rectifying mistakes made during initial procedures

In scenarios involving misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis forming bulk of these cases; survival rates decrease dramatically if crucial time period is squandered without appropriate treatments being provided. Similarly performing irrelevant tests on patients while missing crucial ones results into physical damages caused unnecessarily impeding individual health recovery process.

Often times individuals feel powerless against big hospitals and corporations – this belief could not be further from reality! If there existed any doubt about need for legal representation within these scenarios; consider prospect that opposing counsels are working around-the-clock with the purpose of negating your claim or lowering potential payout.

This is precisely where Carlson Bier steps in – our veracity , diligence & expertise within the personal injury litigations including medical malpractice has consistently ensured that deserving victims receive optimal compensation for any follies committed by healthcare provider’s negligence. We meticulously accumulate documentary evidence, contact expert witnesses and confidently confront defendant’s lawyers head-on.

It’s essential to realize that a specific timeframe exists for filing these claims known as Statute Of Limitations: In state of Illinois that duration is two years from discovery date and under no circumstances should it extend beyond four years from actual act itself unless under some exceptions involving minors etc.

We understand approaching this convoluted legal process alone can be daunting but remember ‘time wasted never returns’. Consulting an experienced attorney while details about incident remain fresh dramatically increases your chances of receiving rightful compensatory damages covering physical injuries sustained, emotional distress suffered, lost wages along with other miscellaneous expenses occurred.

Therefore, we cordially invite you to navigate through vast sea of litigation maze with us at helm guiding you every step enthusiastically defending your rights! Please click the button below now so we could evaluate how much probable worth your case carries without any delay whatsoever because at Carlson Bier Associates-Justice isn’t an option; it’s a Right!

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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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Medical Malpractice FAQ​

Medical malpractice is negligence on the part of a healthcare professional that causes harm to a patient. Negligence occurs when a healthcare professional fails to meet the standard of care that is expected of them.

The most common types of medical malpractice include:

  • Misdiagnosis: This occurs when a healthcare professional fails to diagnose a patient’s condition correctly.
  • Delayed diagnosis: This occurs when a healthcare professional does not diagnose a patient’s condition until it is too late.
  • Surgical errors: These errors can occur during or after surgery.
  • Medication errors: These errors can include prescribing the wrong medication, prescribing the wrong dosage, or failing to monitor a patient for side effects.
  • Anesthesia errors: These errors can occur during or after surgery.

The signs and symptoms of medical malpractice can vary depending on the type of malpractice that occurred. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Unexplained injuries: This could include injuries that occurred during surgery or injuries that were not properly treated.
  • Worsening condition: If a patient’s condition worsens after receiving medical care, it may be a sign of medical malpractice.
  • Unexpected death: If a patient dies unexpectedly after receiving medical care, it may be a sign of medical malpractice.

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

  • Surgery: Surgery may be required to correct injuries that were caused by medical malpractice.
  • Physical therapy: Physical therapy may be required to help patients regain their strength and mobility after suffering an injury.
  • Occupational therapy: Occupational therapy may be required to help patients learn to perform activities of daily living after suffering an injury.
  • Medications: Medications may be required to treat pain and other symptoms of medical malpractice injuries.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for medical malpractice if you have been injured due to the negligence of a healthcare professional. A medical malpractice 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 Forrest

Two-Wheeler Mishaps

Expert in legal representation for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' indifference or risky conditions.

Thermal Traumas

Providing specialist legal help for sufferers of grave burn injuries caused by incidents or misconduct.

Healthcare Negligence

Ensuring experienced legal representation for victims affected by physician malpractice, including negligent care.

Goods Responsibility

Addressing cases involving defective products, providing professional legal support to clients affected by product-related injuries.

Elder Abuse

Supporting the rights of nursing home residents who have been subjected to malpractice in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Tumble and Trip Injuries

Professional in tackling fall and trip accident cases, providing legal representation to sufferers seeking redress for their damages.

Newborn Injuries

Providing legal help for families affected by medical carelessness resulting in infant injuries.

Vehicle Crashes

Collisions: Concentrated on helping victims of car accidents get equitable settlement for harms and losses.

Motorbike Collisions

Dedicated to providing legal services for motorcyclists involved in bike accidents, ensuring fair compensation for losses.

Big Rig Crash

Providing expert legal assistance for individuals involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing adequate recovery for damages.

Building Site Accidents

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

Cognitive Damages

Committed to ensuring compassionate legal advice for individuals suffering from brain injuries due to incidents.

K9 Assault Harms

Skilled in handling cases for people who have suffered injuries from K9 assaults or animal assaults.

Cross-walker Incidents

Committed to legal assistance for joggers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering compensation.

Undeserved Death

Standing up for relatives affected by a wrongful death, extending caring and expert legal assistance to ensure justice.

Neural Injury

Specializing in advocating for persons with paralysis, offering specialized legal guidance to secure justice.

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