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About Carlson Bier Associates

If one has suffered an accident at a construction site in the Hamel area, Carlson Bier should be their primary choice for specialized legal assistance. Our firm, equipped with seasoned Construction Site Accident attorneys and housed in Illinois, provides service that exceeds expectation by delivering personalized attention to each case. With immense knowledge of specific laws that govern accidents on job sites within Hamel’s jurisdiction along with a comprehensive understanding of industry practices ensures clients receive adept representation catered to their unique circumstances. Partnering with us facilitates access to our skillful resources which are committed towards achieving verdicts or settlements favorable to those impacted by work-related mishaps. Moreover, what distinguishes the experience at Carlson Bier is our relentless pursuit for client justice coupled with empathetic counsel offered throughout trying times caused due to workplace injuries. For top-tier representation and sound advice on navigating through complexities invariably accompanied by Construction Site Accidents within Hamel vicinity, confide in Carlson Bier’s distinguished services – where your well-being is paramount.

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Construction Site Accident Lawyers in Hamel Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we pride ourselves on our focus and experience as personal injury attorneys in the state of Illinois. We hold extensive knowledge in a variety of areas, one being Construction Site Accidents. The construction industry is among the most dangerous ones to work for — the combination of heavy machinery, high altitudes, and hazardous conditions amplifies scopes for accidents. According to OSHA statistics, one in five worker fatalities nationwide occurred in this sphere last year.

Construction site accidents arc across categories that include falling from heights such as scaffolds or lifts; struck by falling objects; electrocution incidents; ladder or roof falls; injuries related to operating large vehicles or equipment; mishaps due to safety policies not followed and trenching catastrophes. Each class requires an intimate understanding of both general negligence law and specific statutory requirements germane to the construction industry.

Some core components play a pivotal role when it comes to confirming whether you have a valid personal injury case arising from a Construction Site Accident:

• Proof of Duty: Your employer holds a legal responsibility towards ensuring the workplace is reasonably safe.

• Breach of Duty: You must demonstrate your employer’s failure in adhering to this duty.

• Injury Occurrence: An harm has indeed happened which led to injuries.

• Direct Link: Establish a clear connection between breach of duty and your sustained relationships.

Navigating such complex legal intricacies can be daunting during an already stressful time. At Carlson Bier, we examine every facet meticulously concerning these factors with our professional acumen honed over years spent advocating for accident victims like yourself.

In addition to providing top-notch litigation representation, we strive relentlessly working alongside medical professionals securing complete client records pertaining medical treatments, scrutinize incident reports detailing the circumstances around each accident and engaging expert witnesses enhancing injuries’ extent explanation if necessary. All services are reinforced with empathy understanding how overwhelming legal proceedings tend to seem especially amidst recuperation efforts post accidents.

Moreover, we understand the personal and financial toll being out of work due to an injury can take on your life. We strive not only to make sure any lost wages are recovered, but also additional damages such as pain and suffering, both physically and emotionally.

Being a victim in a construction site accident isn’t something planned for when accepting a job role with danger at every step. It triggers drastic changes destabilizing normalcy altogether. As experienced Personal Injury Attorneys versed well with state laws of Illinois concerning Construction Site Accidents, we aim to revive that control by championing your rights providing staunch legal representation.

There’s no need for you to go through this alone; team up with us to fight together against injustice ensuring fair compensation is achieved fulfilling rightful obligations legally owed. The first step in turning your unfortunate incident into a strong personal injury case begins here. Don’t delve into uncertainties about what your case might be worth on account of unfamiliarity with complexities revolving around these lawsuits’ ecosystem.

Our personalized approach helps you cut through administrative red-tapes focusing more on healing while leaving the tangled web of legal intricacies for us professionals at Carlson Bier to resolve diligently.

Take the next step toward getting justice—and possibly recovering financial restitution —by clicking on the button below for an informed overview about potential value surrounding your specific case. By doing so will offer you immediate access drawing from our valuable resources backed by unwavering dedication pursuing legal righteous courses making sure every deserving individual impacted via construction-site mishaps avails undisputed competence they rightly deserve. Each victory over unfair practices strengthens our purpose assisting accident victims asserting their irrefutable rights entrenched deeply within regulatory statutes designed enforcing fairness on all fronts.

So, empower yourself now! Click on the button below and allow Carlson Bier’s professional acumen strategize best possible remuneration chances targeted towards complete damage coverage inclusive those sunk under unseen losses typically overlooked during unimaginative assessments ignoring extraordinary circumstances unique to each constitution site accident case. Your quest towards accessing expert guidance leading rightful compensation starts — NOW!

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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 Hamel

Cycling Incidents

Expert in legal assistance for people injured in bicycle accidents due to others' lack of care or hazardous conditions.

Flame Traumas

Giving specialist legal assistance for victims of intense burn injuries caused by events or misconduct.

Physician Carelessness

Providing dedicated legal services for persons affected by clinical malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Commodities Fault

Taking on cases involving defective products, delivering skilled legal assistance to customers affected by faulty goods.

Aged Misconduct

Representing the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to mistreatment in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Fall and Tumble Occurrences

Expert in dealing with trip accident cases, providing legal support to victims seeking restitution for their injuries.

Infant Traumas

Supplying legal aid for families affected by medical carelessness resulting in infant injuries.

Vehicle Crashes

Accidents: Focused on assisting clients of car accidents gain reasonable remuneration for injuries and damages.

Scooter Accidents

Dedicated to providing legal services for individuals involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for injuries.

Trucking Accident

Offering adept legal advice for persons involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing fair compensation for harms.

Construction Site Incidents

Dedicated to assisting workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or negligence.

Brain Traumas

Expert in extending specialized legal advice for patients suffering from cerebral injuries due to carelessness.

K9 Assault Damages

Proficient in handling cases for persons who have suffered traumas from dog attacks or wildlife encounters.

Foot-traveler Crashes

Specializing in legal advocacy for joggers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering compensation.

Undeserved Death

Advocating for families affected by a wrongful death, supplying sensitive and professional legal services to ensure compensation.

Spinal Cord Injury

Specializing in advocating for victims with spine impairments, offering specialized legal services to secure justice.

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