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About Carlson Bier Associates

Navigating the intricacies of a spinal cord injury case requires an exceptional level of expertise and commitment. Carlson Bier embodies these qualities, offering individuals in Hecker unrivaled representation for your complex legal needs concerning spinal cord injuries. Our invaluable experience and resolute dedication to securing rightful compensation is what makes us stand out among other law firms. Personalized attention to every case ensures that our clients have their required medical documentation correctly presented to reflect the true nature of their injuries. With an exemplary track record on cases pertaining exclusively to spinal cord trauma, we make sure that insurance companies do not undermine or diminish our clients’ suffering. Trusting Carlson Bier means aligning with a legal advocate recognized statewide for leading-edge representation when you need it most – right in Hecker’s community. We are passionate about justice and relentless when fighting for comprehensive compensation on behalf of each client dealing with life-changing effects from a spinal cord injury because at Carson Bier, your fight becomes ours too.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Hecker Illinois

At Carlson Bier, a reputable personal injury law firm based in Illinois, we recognize that understanding the intricacies of Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs) is crucial for individuals impacted by such injuries and their caregivers. These complex injuries manifest in various forms and degrees, subjecting victims to lifelong consequences – physically, emotionally, and financially.

Generally speaking, SCIs refer to any damage to the spinal cord resulting from trauma instead of disease. The location and severity of damage greatly influence how these injuries affect a person’s bodily functionality below the injury site. The injuries are classified as ‘complete,’ implying total loss of sensation or control below the injured area; or ‘incomplete’, where some sensory or motor functions remain operational post-injury.

Key characteristics related to SCIs include:

– Paraplegia: This term refers to paralysis affecting all or part of the lower limbs, typically resulting from damages in the lower thoracic spinal cord segments.

– Quadriplegia: Also known as Tetraplegia, quadriplegia results from cervical spinal cord injury leading to impairment or loss in both upper and lower body areas.

– Hemiplegia: If an SCI affects one side of the body more than other it can result in this lateralized form of paralysis.

– Autonomic dysreflexia: A potentially life-threatening condition common amongst individuals with SCIs above T6 spinal level – involves rapid high blood pressure caused by an overly active autonomic nervous system

At Carlson Bier, our professional legal team has extensive knowledge surrounding these debilitating conditions often associated with car accidents, falls, violent acts like gunshot wounds and sports-related incidents. We’ve honed our expertise defending victims suffering from such misfortunes before judicial bodies empathetically yet assertively over many years.

Owing to their profound implications on quality life coupled with long-term professional health care needs; financial burdens induced can be astronomical. These aggregated expenditures encompass immediate medical expenses, ongoing rehabilitations, adaptive equipment or modifications to homes and vehicles, lost wages and reduced earnings potential. It’s essential knowing that you are not alone in this predicament; available legal rights can be pursued for due compensation.

Our team invests significant time in understanding each client’s unique needs followed by meticulously crafting case strategies. We believe in the power of robust information sharing, treating every interaction with utmost transparency. Our lawyers stand ready to articulate the spectrum of your rights while providing guidance on crucial decisions throughout litigation if it becomes inevitable.

Turning the tide back towards normalcy post an SCI is no doubt a daunting endeavor physically and financially alike, yet there exists hope in doing so through steadfast representation. Experience has taught us that knowledge empowers – deepen your grasp over intricacies of spinal cord injuries aided by our comprehensive website resources.

Understanding your unique circumstance underpins forging powerful remediation plans tailored to optimizing outcomes substantively favoring our esteemed clients’. Drawing upon vast industry resources coupled with our proven track record serving numerous SCI victims; we echo an unwavering commitment to fortifying every individual’s quest towards realizing rightful claims hence, meaningful justice.

Enduring life-altering transformations owing to SCIs undeniably inflicts profound despair but taking measured steps addressing these hurdles considerably alters prognosis. Navigating complex legal landscapes need not be undertaken alone – engage professional allies making your journey less cumbersome while elevating possibilities towards realizing ambition – justice served compassionately!

We encourage you without reservation to explore further into how collaborating with Carlson Bier propels more than just building formidable cases – drive hope and healing holistically. By clicking the button below, ascertain an estimation regarding how much your claim might potentially reap lest dismissed owing to lack of accurate insights or challenge inadequate compensations offered misleadingly for intentional profit reasons clothed as fairness! The strategic move you make today significantly impacts tomorrow’s recuperative landmark journey – provide yourself deserving strength from their outcome, commence it with Carlson Bier!

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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 Hecker

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Dedicated to legal support for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' recklessness or perilous conditions.

Scald Wounds

Offering expert legal assistance for patients of severe burn injuries caused by accidents or carelessness.

Physician Incompetence

Providing expert legal support for individuals affected by physician malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Commodities Obligation

Taking on cases involving faulty products, providing expert legal assistance to consumers affected by faulty goods.

Nursing Home Mistreatment

Supporting the rights of nursing home residents who have been subjected to abuse in senior centers environments, ensuring restitution.

Slip and Stumble Injuries

Expert in tackling stumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to persons seeking restitution for their suffering.

Infant Traumas

Supplying legal support for loved ones affected by medical malpractice resulting in neonatal injuries.

Car Incidents

Incidents: Devoted to helping sufferers of car accidents gain reasonable payout for wounds and destruction.

Motorbike Crashes

Dedicated to providing legal support for motorcyclists involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring just recovery for losses.

Truck Mishap

Delivering expert legal services for individuals involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing fair compensation for harms.

Worksite Mishaps

Committed to supporting employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or negligence.

Neurological Impairments

Expert in providing specialized legal support for individuals suffering from head injuries due to carelessness.

Dog Attack Harms

Adept at addressing cases for victims who have suffered harms from dog bites or beast attacks.

Cross-walker Mishaps

Specializing in legal support for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering damages.

Unfair Passing

Striving for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, extending understanding and adept legal guidance to ensure justice.

Backbone Injury

Expert in advocating for clients with spine impairments, offering compassionate legal representation to secure redress.

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