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About Carlson Bier Associates

Experiencing a burn injury can be traumatic and life-altering. Making it crucial to have an understanding, skilled and dedicated attorney ensure your rights are protected. In Illinois, Carlson Bier group stands out as premier advocates for victims of severe burns. At Carlson Bier, we provide unparalleled legal counsel in complex cases related to Burn Injuries. Our firm’s reputation stems from not only our vast understanding and advocacy but also our commitment to each client’s unique needs during these challenging times.

We employ top-notch investigative techniques coupled with deep medical insight ensuring that the true impact of your injuries is brought forth accurately. Trust us; when fighting for fair compensation becomes necessary after enduring horrific injuries like third-degree burns or chemical-related accidents – the collective strength backed by years of experience at Carlson Bier is invaluable! The choice isn’t about where you are geographically – It’s about who best understands how to navigate this distressing journey for optimal outcome; undoubtedly Carlson Bier follows through on every front.

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Burn Injuries Lawyers in Freeburg Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, a distinguished personal injury attorney group in Illinois dedicated to providing superior legal aid. We specialize in assisting clients who have sustained burn injuries under various circumstances. This type of injury often leads to severe physical and emotional trauma, extended medical treatments, and significant financial drain. Our mission is synonymous with ensuring that you comprehend the intricacies involved when dealing with a burn injury case.

Burns are classified based on severity into first-degree, second-degree, and third-degree burns. Each category signifies the depth of skin tissue damage wherein:

• First-degree burns affect only the superficial layer of skin.

• Second-degree burns extend to the dermis or middle layer causing blisters and potential scarring.

• Third-degree burns penetrate deeply, damaging all layers of skin and underlying tissues such as muscles or even bones.

Understanding your specific degree of burn will be instrumental in determining appropriate compensations like medical expenses for surgical procedures, wound care management or chronic pain therapy; mental health counseling for resultant depression or anxiety disorders; lost wages during recovery periods; and compensation for permanent disability or disfigurement.

Recognizing that the aftermaths of a burn injury extend beyond the immediate physical impairment is paramount. Psychological implications can be debilitating for victims notably due to alterations in appearance caused by extensive scarring, fostering essential mental healthcare requirements. Monetary weight from accumulated bills can exacerbate these psychological stressors underscoring serious implications on overall quality-of-life.

One critical aspect individuals may overlook is understanding whether their situation warrants filing a personal injury claim. Legal pathways exist if the burn stemmed from another party’s negligence or intentional wrongdoing which encompass scenarios such as accidents at work sites due to inadequate safety measures; products malfunctioning leading to explosions/fires; residential fires attributable to neglected building codes among others.

At Carlson Bier, we pride ourselves on integrating our profound knowledge base gained over decades-long practice history into representing aggrieved persons resolutely fighting towards securing rightful compensations. Our dedicated team meticulously analyzes your case thereby establishing the groundwork on which we construct a robust argument ensuring you receive deserved justice and recompense paving your road to recovery.

Pertinently, drawing value from our encounters across varying case-types has refined our capacities to strategically approach litigation suited to client-specific dynamics. This personalized methodology constitutes an effective medium enabling us to advocate zealously reaching advantageous resolutions. Actively engaging with clients throughout their legal journey is intrinsic to our ethos at Carlson Bier allowing for stimulated decision-making opportunities during various stages of litigation in guiding them towards restored stability.

We appreciate that burn injuries fundamentally disrupt your life altering everyday normalcy while casting shadows on future projections. Given these complexities inherent in personal injury law coupled with intricacies specific to burn injuries, it becomes crucially important that expert legal advice be sought immediately post the incident or diagnosis so as not squander any rights granted under Illinois laws.

In essence, being subjected to a burn injury is tremendously unsettling — physically, emotionally, and financially. Merely bearing through this distressing period could appear daunting without then having to worry about negotiating labyrinthine legal processes in securing justified payouts assisting healing and recovery efforts. Seeking skilled and compassionate legal representation therefore becomes less of an option but more of survival strategy helping you regain control over your jeopardized life trajectory.

This challenging journey however eases out substantially when partnered with seasoned personal injury lawyers such as ours at the Carlson Bier group who are committed passionately towards championing client interests relentlessly battling opposing forces diligently aimed at curtailing due compensations.

Should you believe that your uniqueness as a person and gravity of your situation warrant contemplating pursuit of any claim regarding burn injuries suffered, we invite you now to click the button below providing immediate access towards obtaining preliminary evaluations about valuations pertinent upon initiating a successful suit under Illinois’ extensive personal injury law provisions. Let’s ensure together today, that no stone remains unturned safeguarding your right to just and adequate compensation aligning you securely back on the path to recovering your life.

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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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Burn Accident FAQ​

There are three main types of burn injuries:

  • First-degree burns: These burns affect the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. They cause redness, pain, and swelling.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns affect the epidermis and the dermis, the second layer of skin. They cause redness, pain, swelling, and blistering.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns destroy the epidermis and the dermis, and can also damage the underlying tissues. They cause white, leathery, or charred skin.

Burn injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Heat: This includes flames, hot liquids, steam, and hot objects.
  • Electricity: Electrical burns can be caused by contact with live wires or outlets.
  • Chemicals: Chemical burns can be caused by exposure to acids, alkalis, and other corrosive substances.
  • Radiation: Radiation burns can be caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun or to other types of radiation.

The signs and symptoms of a burn injury will vary depending on the severity of the burn. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Redness
  • Pain
  • Swelling
  • Blistering
  • Charred skin
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Shock

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

  • First-degree burns: These burns typically heal on their own within a few days. However, it is important to keep the area clean and moist.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns may need to be treated with medication or surgery.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns typically require surgery and skin grafts.

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Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your burn injury was caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person or party. A burn 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 Freeburg

Bike Incidents

Proficient in legal services for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' carelessness or unsafe conditions.

Flame Damages

Giving skilled legal advice for people of intense burn injuries caused by incidents or recklessness.

Medical Incompetence

Providing professional legal representation for victims affected by hospital malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Merchandise Accountability

Addressing cases involving problematic products, delivering professional legal assistance to consumers affected by defective items.

Nursing Home Mistreatment

Supporting the rights of nursing home residents who have been subjected to mistreatment in nursing homes environments, ensuring protection.

Stumble and Stumble Occurrences

Specialist in handling stumble accident cases, providing legal advice to victims seeking justice for their losses.

Birth Wounds

Delivering legal aid for relatives affected by medical carelessness resulting in infant injuries.

Car Collisions

Mishaps: Dedicated to aiding sufferers of car accidents secure fair settlement for harms and damages.

Motorbike Incidents

Expert in providing legal services for victims involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for traumas.

Big Rig Crash

Providing specialist legal support for individuals involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing fair settlement for harms.

Building Incidents

Committed to advocating for laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or negligence.

Neurological Impairments

Dedicated to providing expert legal assistance for victims suffering from cognitive injuries due to misconduct.

K9 Assault Wounds

Adept at dealing with cases for clients who have suffered harms from puppy bites or creature assaults.

Jogger Crashes

Dedicated to legal support for walkers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering claims.

Undeserved Fatality

Working for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, offering sensitive and skilled legal support to ensure compensation.

Spine Damage

Focused on defending individuals with vertebral damage, offering professional legal representation to secure settlement.

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