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If you are a resident of Galatia and find yourself in need of legal expertise regarding medical malpractice, Carlson Bier is the firm to consider. As stalwart defenders against medical negligence with an impeccable track record, our attorneys understand the intricacies of Illinois law like no other. Each case we take on receives dedicated attention, rigorous investigation and strategic planning rooted firmly in years of experience within this challenging field. We stand by your side supporting you every step along this demanding journey from gathering evidence to negotiating settlements or arguing cases at trial. Ensuring justice for victims while holding healthcare professionals accountable remains our key purpose at Carlson Bier. Whether it’s wrongful diagnosis or surgical errors; undue delay in treatment or lack thereof – whatever your situation may be – trust us with your concerns about medical malpractice. Our team works tirelessly for residents seeking righteous recompense under all facets of Illinois laws governing patients’ rights and can provide remote consultations whenever needed directly from their active offices across various locations in Illinois ensuring clients get top-notch representation without violating state regulations effectively making them your go-to choice even when they’re miles away.

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Galatia Illinois

At Carlson Bier, being a premier personal injury law firm in Illinois, we’ve devoted our practice to advocating for individuals who have suffered harm due to malpractice within the healthcare system. We understand that medical malpractice claims can be complex – navigating the legal waters while also recovering from illness or injury can feel overwhelming. Therefore, our mission is to guide you through this difficult time with exceptional legal service coupled with sensitivity and compassion.

Let’s delve into what constitutes medical malpractice. When a healthcare provider deviates from established professional standards of care resulting in patient harm or injury, it falls under medical malpractice. Common instances involve surgical errors, misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis leading to advanced disease progression, improper medication dosage or type, as well as negligence during childbirth causing harm to mother or child amongst others.

• Misdiagnosis: This occurs when a doctor fails to correctly diagnose a serious condition early on which leads to patient deterioration by delaying necessary treatment.

• Surgical Errors: These include operating on the wrong side of the body or leaving surgical instruments inside a patient’s body after surgery.

• Medication Errors: Giving incorrect dosages or prescriptions leading to adverse drug interactions at an alarming frequency.

Every medical malpractice case centers around three main elements:

1) The presence of a duty owed by the health practitioner towards the patient.

2) Breach of said duty through negligent behavior not aligning with standard care norms.

3) Harm caused by this breach must be demonstrable and significant.

Medical practitioners are expected by law to offer competent care abiding by industry-established standards. In situations where their actions don’t meet these expectations and result in harm, patients may seek legal remedy through filing a lawsuit for damages inflicted. However, one important factor for potential claimants is that simply being unhappy with treatment results does not ground for successful malpractice suits; there must be concrete proof of sub-standard treatment resulting in substantial injuries.

Here at Carlson Bier, we have a proficient team of personal injury attorneys who possess commendable expertise in Illinois medical malpractice cases. Through rigorous investigation, attention to detail and tenacity, we scrutinize your case from every angle to establish grounds for a successful lawsuit against responsible entities. We offer our clients personalized service – you’re not just another file number here. Instead, we prioritize building strong client-attorney relationships based on trust and communication.

But don’t wait too long after the injury; there’s a statute of limitations for filing medical malpractice suits in Illinois. The injured party typically has two years from when they realized (or should have realized) they were harmed due to negligence by their healthcare provider. This highlights the importance of seeking legal advice as soon as possible if you believe you are a victim of medical malpractice.

Choosing the right representation can make all the difference when it comes to asserting your rights and winning the compensation owed for physical pain, emotional suffering, lost wages or future earning capacity impairments related to malpractice injuries.

We invite you now to take action! We believe you deserve justice for any harm suffered resulting from subpar or negligent medical care. Assessing claim value is an intricate process encompassing several variables like extent and permanence of injury caused, predicted cost of future treatment alongside other factors bearing upon your individual situation’s peculiarity. Want to know how much your case could be potentially worth? Let us do that heavy lifting for you – there’s no obligation at this stage! Click on the button below and let Carlson Bier’s expert team conduct a free evaluation pertaining specifically tailored towards your unique circumstances today.

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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 Galatia

Pedal Cycle Mishaps

Proficient in legal representation for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to others's indifference or risky conditions.

Burn Injuries

Giving professional legal help for people of serious burn injuries caused by accidents or carelessness.

Medical Negligence

Offering professional legal support for individuals affected by physician malpractice, including negligent care.

Items Liability

Dealing with cases involving dangerous products, extending expert legal support to clients affected by faulty goods.

Nursing Home Misconduct

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

Slip & Trip Occurrences

Specialist in managing fall and trip accident cases, providing legal advice to persons seeking justice for their losses.

Neonatal Injuries

Delivering legal help for loved ones affected by medical incompetence resulting in newborn injuries.

Auto Crashes

Crashes: Dedicated to assisting individuals of car accidents receive reasonable payout for injuries and impairment.

Two-Wheeler Accidents

Committed to providing legal support for bikers involved in bike accidents, ensuring fair compensation for damages.

Trucking Collision

Offering experienced legal advice for persons involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing fair claims for losses.

Building Site Crashes

Dedicated to defending workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or misconduct.

Neurological Harms

Expert in extending specialized legal advice for persons suffering from neurological injuries due to carelessness.

K9 Assault Injuries

Specialized in managing cases for persons who have suffered traumas from dog attacks or animal attacks.

Jogger Incidents

Specializing in legal assistance for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering recovery.

Unjust Loss

Striving for relatives affected by a wrongful death, extending understanding and expert legal services to ensure redress.

Neural Damage

Focused on defending victims with spinal cord injuries, offering specialized legal guidance to secure settlement.

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