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About Carlson Bier Associates

Experiencing a construction site accident can have life-altering implications, hence the need for robust legal representation. In such circumstances, the Carlson Bier law firm emerges as an beacon of hope and justice. As esteemed personal injury attorneys established in Illinois, our prowess spans diverse lawsuits including construction site mishaps. Our track record is resplendent with countless victories on behalf of clients who experienced construction incidents within Freeport city’s limits. We handle each case meticulously rooted in our years-long experience navigating the complex labyrinth of construction incident litigation familiar to this region.

We are committed to fight tenaciously until we secure fair compensation that matches your injuries’ extent both physical and mental; loss wages or other derivative losses from these unfortunate events. Trusting us guarantees exposure to astute strategizing combined with empathetic understanding exclusive to Carlson Bier group.A choice for us represents a step towards not just professional advocacy but also compassionate partnership aimed at lightening your load during such moments.Henceforth, consider Carlson Bier when seeking redress after encountering any form of dreadful surprise at a construction site within Freeport city’s confines

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Construction Site Accident Lawyers in Freeport Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand that construction site accidents can cause life-altering injuries and immense financial strain. As dedicated personal injury attorneys specialising in construction accident cases in Illinois, our primary effort is to stand for those affected by these tragic events to achieve justice and fair compensation.

Construction sites are inherently fraught with potential hazards due to heavy machinery usage, height-related tasks, and safety protocol variability. Accidents can occur from electrical malfunctions, equipment failure, lack of training or supervision, falling objects among several other possibilities. If you’ve been injured on a construction site due to someone else’s negligence or an employer’s disregard for safety regulations, know that you have rights. These include the right to seek legal recourse for lost wages, medical expenses and pain & suffering endured as a direct result of your accident.

* A pivotal element of any claim often entails determining liability or who exactly should be held accountable for your injuries.

* Our team will conduct thorough investigations—collecting evidence like incident reports or surveillance footage—to establish negligence factor.

* Even if you bore part responsibility in the incident context under comparative negligence laws of Illinois; where damages could still be claimed proportional to other party’s fault percentage.

* We’ll identify all potentially liable parties—from employers and subcontractors through equipment manufacturers – ensuring maximum possible recovery for your plight is not limited by viability issues related just one party involved.

Expert representation becomes essential to navigate through complex laws surrounding workplace accidents effectively covering aspects beyond a standard worker’s compensation claim which only covers basic economic losses without factoring intangible impacts such as emotional distress borne post-accident. It might also be circumscribed by the restrictive employers’ own insurance policy coverage capacity leaving you uninformed about additional avenues open with optimal legal guidance.

Here at Carlson Bier, our experts work diligently:

* Understanding client-specific circumstances,

* Fostering relationships built on trust &

* Bringing into play decades-long experience tackling similar cases

Hence, offering expert advice for relieving your current sprint and securing a better future.

We understand the emotional strain coupled with the physical aftermath of such accidents can make seeking legal recourse an intimidating prospect rendering many hesitant due to mounting medical bills or unfamiliarity with legal processes. We operate on a contingency basis – that is, our fees are directly tied to successful compensation achievement for clients- thus assuring you don’t pay us unless we win.

Each case is unique with varying circumstances surrounding it necessitating an individual approach; our services cater exactly to this requirement with personalised client treatment. Carlson Bier prides itself as being stalwarts in interactions ensuring our team members communicate complex legal jargon into terms easily comprehensible by non-industry individuals fostering understanding at every stage about proceedings stake & possibility outcomes till eventual representation inside if necessary outside courtrooms too. Clients always remain informed – an aspect often overlooked when under stress personally post such incidents can lead therefrom into taking misinformed decisions which ultimately may affect adversely claim results concerned.

As experienced attorneys within personal injury law specialization singling out construction site accidents domain exclusively, we would welcome a chance proving how helpful we be while guiding you through these difficult times resulting from life changes thrust upon unexpectedly due no fault yours entirely seeing normalcy returning back sooner rather than later regardless impact severity been able thereby bringing closure – emotionally and financially – achieved at earliest possible moment facilitating revival process capabilities lost therein promise dedicated commitment towards realization end-goal assigned successfully helping reach where desired prospective circumstances allowing for same occurring under timeframe provided available information related specific event associated thereof here present throughout course duration until satisfactory resolution reached finally by serving best interests heart during period enlisted in service capacities put forth forward till date documented seen results producing past records maintained official documents corresponding claims filed competed completion rate stats broadcasted public viewing client testimonials feedback received discuss representation requirements needed not limited obtain justice deserved rightful victims injured construction site accident cases handled professionally skilled set team members Carlson Bier fulfilling obligatory duties assigned.

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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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Construction Site Accidents FAQ​

The most common causes of construction site accidents in Chicago include:

  • Falls: Falls from heights are the leading cause of fatalities on construction sites.
  • Struck-by accidents: Struck-by accidents occur when workers are hit by falling objects, moving vehicles, or other equipment.
  • Electrocutions: Electrocutions can occur when workers come into contact with live wires or electrical equipment.
  • Caught-in/between accidents: Caught-in/between accidents occur when workers are caught between two moving objects or between a moving object and a stationary object.
  • Overexertion injuries: Overexertion injuries can occur when workers lift heavy objects or perform repetitive tasks.

If you are injured in a construction site accident in Chicago, you should:

  • Seek medical attention immediately. Even if you don’t think you’re seriously injured, it’s important to get checked out by a doctor.
  • Report the accident to your supervisor and to OSHA. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and they are responsible for investigating workplace accidents.
  • Contact a construction site accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a construction site accident victim in Chicago, you have the right to:

  • Seek compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages.
  • File a lawsuit against the person or company responsible for your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a construction site accident lawsuit in Chicago, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Medical expenses: This includes the cost of ambulance rides, hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, and physical therapy.
  • Lost wages: This includes the wages you lost while you were unable to work because of your injuries.
  • Pain and suffering: This includes compensation for the physical and emotional pain you have endured as a result of your injuries.
  • Loss of enjoyment of life: This includes compensation for the activities you can no longer enjoy as a result of your injuries.
  • Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your personal belongings that were damaged in the accident.
  • Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

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

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Areas of Practice in Freeport

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Focused on legal representation for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' carelessness or risky conditions.

Fire Wounds

Giving professional legal support for victims of grave burn injuries caused by events or recklessness.

Healthcare Negligence

Delivering dedicated legal representation for persons affected by hospital malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Items Obligation

Managing cases involving faulty products, offering skilled legal services to consumers affected by faulty goods.

Nursing Home Misconduct

Supporting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to abuse in aged care environments, ensuring fairness.

Fall & Tumble Incidents

Expert in managing trip accident cases, providing legal assistance to individuals seeking compensation for their losses.

Birth Harms

Providing legal assistance for kin affected by medical negligence resulting in infant injuries.

Vehicle Crashes

Accidents: Devoted to aiding individuals of car accidents get appropriate recompense for injuries and damages.

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Focused on providing legal assistance for individuals involved in scooter accidents, ensuring fair compensation for harm.

Trucking Collision

Ensuring specialist legal advice for victims involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing adequate recovery for injuries.

Building Site Crashes

Dedicated to assisting workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or misconduct.

Brain Traumas

Committed to delivering dedicated legal services for individuals suffering from brain injuries due to carelessness.

Dog Bite Wounds

Proficient in addressing cases for clients who have suffered traumas from canine attacks or animal assaults.

Jogger Crashes

Committed to legal representation for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering compensation.

Unwarranted Demise

Working for relatives affected by a wrongful death, providing caring and experienced legal assistance to ensure justice.

Backbone Harm

Expert in defending clients with vertebral damage, offering specialized legal support to secure compensation.

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