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Navigating through the aftermath of bicycle accidents can be a daunting task. You need experienced legal representation and Carlson Bier, renowned for their proficiency in personal injury law, is your ideal choice. Specializing in bicycle accident cases, they are authoritative leaders who accurately interpret Illinois state laws to safeguard your rights as a cyclist. Their superior competence in handling such matters stems from substantial experience attained over years of diligent service to clients across diverse jurisdictions. Thorough investigation and analysis are hallmarks of their personalised approach towards each case, ensuring you receive comprehensive legal support right from initial consultation until settlement or trial conclusion. Grounded upon the core principle that everyone deserves justice regardless of where an incident occurred; whether it’s Granite City or anywhere else within Illinois – this empathetic understanding combined with sharp legal acumen makes Carlson Bier unparalleled champions for those affected by bicycle accidents elsewhere.

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Bicycle Accidents Lawyers in Granite City Illinois

Any encounter with a motor vehicle can leave a bicyclist severely injured or worse. At Carlson Bier, we understand the repercussions of bicycle accidents and dedicate our practice to help victims rebuild their lives post-accident. Based in Illinois, our experienced personal injury lawyers specialize in advocating for cyclists who have been injured due to negligence, recklessness, or traffic law violations.

Knowledge is power when it comes to your rights as an accident victim. Bicycle accidents can turn into complicated legal battles that require professional expertise. It’s essential to know that these cases are influenced by factors such as hazardous conditions, possible neglect from local authorities responsible for maintaining road safety, faulty bike equipment, or distracted driving. Our attorneys work diligently to investigate each facet of the accident contributing to building a robust claim.

Bicycle laws in Illinois dictate certain requirements for drivers and cyclists alike. Drivers must honor bicycles within traffic as legitimate vehicles with equal right-of-way privilege while bikers must abide by similar rules and signals applied on other motorized vehicles?

• Ensure adherence from motorists regarding Illinois State Law 625 ILCS 5/11-1502 requiring them not to crowd or threaten the cyclist’s safety

• Establish breaches of regulation under “Dennis’ Law” asserting that bicyclists receive full rights-of-way usage at intersections

• Ensuring City Ordinance 9-40-060 compliance which demands parked car occupants check before opening doors to avoid ‘dooring.’

The combination of bicycle-specific protection laws coupled with general traffic regulations ensures safeguarding biker interests evidently more nuanced than most recognize. Unfortunately, ignorance prevails among many motorists – leaving cyclists vulnerable despite legal protections.

Carlson Bier’s strategy involves launching comprehensive investigations into each report backed by meticulous evidence collection – photographs of injuries and accident scene; testimonies from witnesses; reviewing security camera footage if available; inspecting damaged equipment useable for demonstrating impact force. Each case is analyzed individually & methodically, ensuring maximum possible compensation.

The magnitude of damages in a bicycle accident extends more than just physical injuries. It includes medical bills (both present and future if ongoing treatment is necessary), lost wages due to absence from work, pain and suffering, permanent disfigurement or disability, emotional distress, property damage and can also include punitive damages assigned as punishment to the negligent party in severe cases.

Mental anguish & rehabilitative care reflect another vital contingent for claiming purposive compensations. Aspects such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms post-accident are considered evaluatively along with needful expenses towards therapy-counseling and psychiatric support.

Our dedicated team’s pledge – working tirelessly advocating on your behalf until we achieve the justice you deserve. Our proven track record guarantees an diligently negotiated fair settlement or having our day in court.

Navigating the complex legal landscape after a bicycle accident can be daunting. Allow Carlson Bier Personal Injury Lawyers alleviate your stress – trust us with holding offending parties accountable while you focus on healing & regaining normalcy. We stand by our commitment via “No win-no fees promise”; not attracting any attorney charges until absolute confirmation on successful compensation acquisition.

Designed around compassionate service ethos, our attorneys’ approach stems from deep understanding of vulnerability following life-altering accidents. Please understand that golden hours for claiming adequacy increase with expediting complaint filing – ideal within 24-hours post incident.

Studies evidence clear benefits through immediate legal consultancy engagements post-accident; sketching prime success recommends charting action-course sooner than later greatly amplifying chances at prolific settlements/awards

Take charge now! Discover how much your case could potentially procure in empathetic professional consultation forming claim clarities for countering biking misfortunes effectively: a click below reveals compensatory worthiness indexes empowering restitution effectiveness appreciated widely by biking communities across Illinois

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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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The most common causes of bicycle accidents in Chicago include:

  • Driver negligence: This includes distracted driving, speeding, and failing to yield to cyclists.
  • Road conditions: Potholes, uneven pavement, and other road hazards can cause cyclists to lose control of their bikes.
  • Cyclist errors: This can include riding against traffic, failing to use lights at night, and not wearing a helmet.

If you are injured in a bicycle 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.
  • Exchange information with the other driver. Get their name, address, insurance information, and license plate number.
  • Take pictures of the scene of the accident. This will help you document what happened and build your case if you decide to file a lawsuit.
  • Report the accident to the police. This will create a record of the accident and help you get help if you need it.
  • Contact a bicycle accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a bicycle 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 driver who caused your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a bicycle 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.
  • Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your bicycle

The statute of limitations for bicycle 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 Granite City

Bike Crashes

Expert in legal advocacy for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to others' indifference or risky conditions.

Flame Injuries

Giving specialist legal advice for people of severe burn injuries caused by occurrences or misconduct.

Clinical Misconduct

Providing specialist legal services for persons affected by clinical malpractice, including negligent care.

Commodities Accountability

Managing cases involving problematic products, supplying specialist legal support to individuals affected by product-related injuries.

Elder Malpractice

Representing the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to neglect in care facilities environments, ensuring restitution.

Fall and Slip Mishaps

Skilled in handling tumble accident cases, providing legal services to clients seeking compensation for their injuries.

Infant Wounds

Delivering legal assistance for loved ones affected by medical incompetence resulting in childbirth injuries.

Vehicle Incidents

Crashes: Devoted to assisting individuals of car accidents receive reasonable compensation for harms and harm.

Motorbike Crashes

Expert in providing legal assistance for riders involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring fair compensation for harm.

18-Wheeler Collision

Ensuring experienced legal advice for drivers involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing adequate recovery for losses.

Construction Crashes

Dedicated to advocating for workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or irresponsibility.

Brain Harms

Specializing in delivering specialized legal services for individuals suffering from cerebral injuries due to accidents.

Dog Bite Traumas

Adept at addressing cases for victims who have suffered traumas from puppy bites or animal assaults.

Jogger Collisions

Expert in legal representation for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering claims.

Wrongful Loss

Fighting for relatives affected by a wrongful death, delivering compassionate and expert legal services to ensure redress.

Spinal Cord Impairment

Focused on defending patients with backbone trauma, offering compassionate legal support to secure justice.

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