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About Carlson Bier Associates

At Carlson Bier, we specialize in representing individuals who have sustained spinal cord injuries. With an extensive understanding of the physical and emotional pain that our clients face every day, we are dedicated to fight for their rights relentlessly. Based in Illinois with a keen focus on residents within Hamilton city limits, our team works hard to provide unmatched service quality while ensuring justice is served promptly and accurately. We believe firmly that victims of these devastating injuries deserve nothing less than the best legal representation tailored toward achieving substantial compensation settlements. Our expertise has equipped us to offer robust legal advice on all aspects pertinent to spinal cord injury cases including but not limited to medical malpractice or negligence claims, accident related incidents among numerous others. At Carlson Bier attorneys group, your fight becomes ours as it’s more than just a case – it’s about securing your future effectively against unfathomable circumstances so you can move forward confidently rebuilding your life path post-spinal Cord Injury.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Hamilton Illinois

At Carlson Bier, one of Illinois’s premier personal injury law firms, we understand the gravity and complexity surrounding Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs). As practitioners with extensive experience in this field, our mission is to provide adequate information for those affected by these life-altering injuries.

Spinal Cord Injuries often transpire as a result of accidents or physical violence. The spinal cord serves as the command center for body movements and sensations. Therefore, if disrupted or damaged, it can lead to drastic changes such as loss of movement, autonomy, or sensory function. These devastating alterations in day-to-day living often come with immense financial burdens associated with emergency care, rehabilitation, home alterations for accessibility & mobility equipment.

• SCIs have different degrees of severity: They are classified as “Complete” when almost all sensation below the site of injury is lost; they’re deemed “Incomplete” when some motor/sensory function remains.

• SCI locations determine disability type: Quadriplegia/Tetraplegia results from injuries at neck level and Paraplegia from damages lower down the spine.

• Complications may follow SCIs: Affected individuals often face secondary issues such as bed sores/pressure ulcers, bladder/bowel dysfunction or cardiovascular disease.

• Mental Health impact ought not be underestimated: Depression/anxiety rates shoot up post-SCI due to acute lifestyle modifications coupled with physical discomforts.

Armed with a trove of knowledge about SCI legal implications Carlson Bier aggressively represents its clients. The sheer magnitude of associated healthcare costs clearly illustrates why securing experienced representation matters – ensuring maximum compensation becomes critical in lightening this load on victims and their families alike. Our lawyers fight tooth and nail through stringent negotiations emphasizing how such an event profoundly impacted your life; this helps us present a compelling case thereby maximizing settlements in your favour.

Navigating accident-related laws while wrestling medical predicaments alone is daunting enough! Allow us to handle the intricate legal labyrinth. At Carlson Bier, each client’s case is meticulously evaluated for liable parties which might include careless drivers in auto-accidents, property owners garnering premises liability due to lack of maintenance or even product manufacturers, should they be responsible for faulty equipment causing injury.

Illinois law timelines allowSCI victims a two-year window post-injury/incident discovery, for filing Personal Injury Lawsuits. This statute of limitations underlines the immediacy with which victims must seek legal counsel. Delay can cost you dearly by foregoing your right to rightful compensation.

Your journey towards justice doesn’t stop at just selecting competent representation! Building evidence-based cases hinges upon gathering medical records, consulting experts and documenting losses tangibly – aspects we master at Carlson Bier. Tested strategies coupled with effective communication aids us in outmatching both opposing lawyers and insurance companies alike while working towards securing the maximum settlement possible.

Engaging empathetic legal help isn’t just about navigating complex laws; it’s also about feeling armored enough to demand justice comfortably so that healing and recovery never takes backseat! At Illinois based Carlson Bier Law Firm- Personal injury doesn’t mean personal despair!

Did you know? Even if negligence contributing to your accident was part yours – which often is insurances’ defence strategy— under Illinois comparative fault rules, as long as another party shares blame too; rightfully owed compensation won’t slip through your fingers completely – You might still receive significantly!

Courageous steps forward start with simple clicks! Curious how much your SCI legal claim might fetch you? Seek no further – click on the button below today for a comprehensive evaluation of what your case could be worth! The road to recovery in a world after spinal cord injuries may seem uphill – but remember – one step taken TODAY brings tomorrow closer… So let’s make this count together.

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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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Spinal Cord Injury FAQ​

Spinal cord injuries are commonly caused by traumatic events such as vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and acts of violence like gunshot wounds. Medical conditions like arthritis, cancer, or infections can also lead to spinal cord damage.

Symptoms of a spinal cord injury can vary depending on the severity and location of the injury. Common symptoms include loss of movement, loss of sensation (including the ability to feel heat, cold, and touch), loss of bladder or bowel control, exaggerated reflex activities or spasms, changes in sexual function, pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in the spinal cord, and difficulty breathing, coughing, or clearing secretions from your lungs.

The permanence of a spinal cord injury depends on the severity and type of injury. Complete spinal cord injuries, where all feeling and ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury, have a lower chance of recovery. Incomplete injuries, where there is some motor or sensory function below the affected area, may allow for significant recovery. However, there is currently no cure for a spinal cord injury.

Immediate treatments for spinal cord injuries focus on minimizing further damage and include immobilization, surgery, and medications. Long-term treatment involves rehabilitation, which can include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to help with the emotional aspect of the injury. Technological advances such as exoskeletons, electrical stimulation devices, and ongoing research into cell regeneration and repair are also promising areas for treatment.

The impact of a spinal cord injury on daily life varies widely and depends on the severity of the injury. It can lead to reduced mobility or paralysis, requiring the use of wheelchairs or other assistive devices. It often necessitates modifications to living spaces, vehicles, and workplaces. Spinal cord injuries can also impact personal care, bladder and bowel management, and sexual health. Support systems, adaptive technologies, and rehabilitation can play significant roles in helping individuals lead fulfilling lives post-injury.

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Areas of Practice in Hamilton

Pedal Cycle Mishaps

Dedicated to legal advocacy for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' lack of care or dangerous conditions.

Fire Wounds

Extending adept legal services for people of intense burn injuries caused by accidents or recklessness.

Hospital Malpractice

Offering professional legal services for persons affected by physician malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Products Liability

Addressing cases involving faulty products, offering adept legal help to customers affected by faulty goods.

Geriatric Malpractice

Protecting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to misconduct in aged care environments, ensuring justice.

Slip & Trip Injuries

Skilled in dealing with fall and trip accident cases, providing legal advice to sufferers seeking recovery for their losses.

Infant Traumas

Offering legal guidance for relatives affected by medical negligence resulting in newborn injuries.

Car Collisions

Mishaps: Concentrated on helping sufferers of car accidents obtain just settlement for wounds and damages.

Bike Collisions

Dedicated to providing legal assistance for individuals involved in bike accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for injuries.

Big Rig Incident

Ensuring specialist legal advice for persons involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing rightful recovery for injuries.

Construction Site Collisions

Concentrated on defending workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or irresponsibility.

Neurological Traumas

Specializing in delivering expert legal support for persons suffering from cerebral injuries due to misconduct.

Dog Bite Harms

Adept at handling cases for persons who have suffered wounds from dog attacks or creature assaults.

Cross-walker Incidents

Specializing in legal assistance for walkers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering damages.

Undeserved Death

Striving for relatives affected by a wrongful death, providing understanding and skilled legal support to ensure redress.

Spinal Cord Injury

Committed to defending persons with paralysis, offering compassionate legal services to secure redress.

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