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When facing a spinal cord injury, trust in the reliable hands of Carlson Bier. Renowned across Illinois, we offer precise and dedicated legal representation to victims of such devastating injuries. Our vast experience sets us apart as authoritative figures in aiding those impacted by these life-altering incidents. We deliver invaluable guidance throughout the legal process while focusing on acquiring rightful compensation for medical costs, therapy expenses or lost wages due to disability. We understand that our clients need thoughtful human interaction during their recuperation period—compassion is an integral part of how we serve and represent you; it’s who we are at Carlson Bier. Our deep-rooted knowledge extends not only over intricacies within laws associated with Spinal Cord Injuries, but also understanding the psychological trauma faced by victims and their families—allowing us to effectively advocate your needs comprehensively and empathetically in courtrooms across Hegewisch and beyond.

Notwithstanding your location within Illinois, if you require a premier law firm specializing in Spinal Cord Injuries cases—it’s time you turn towards Carlson Bier – Working tirelessly for justice: yours!

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Hegewisch Illinois

At the prestigious law firm of Carlson Bier, we understand that spinal cord injuries are life-altering experiences. Not just in a physical capacity, but on mental and emotional levels as well. These types of injuries can affect an individual’s day-to-day activities and their ability to perform work-related tasks. Spinal cord injury victims may even grapple with significant lifestyle changes for the long term. This is why our dedicated team of personal injury attorneys based in Illinois commits to aggressively defend your rights and secure justified compensation.

Spinal cord injuries occur when there is damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves within its vicinity. The severity of these injuries often leads to permanent changes in strength, bodily sensations, and other body functions below where the trauma was incurred.

There are two key types of spinal cord injuries:

• Complete: Where nearly all feeling (sensory) and ability to control movement (motor) are lost below the site of the injury.

• Incomplete: There remains some motor or sensory function below the afflicted area.

The nature and level at which a spinal cord injury occurs also influence symptoms such as paralysis termed as tetraplegia and paraplegia.

It’s equally important understanding how these devastating accidents transpire – stem from various situations including automobile crashes, falls, sports incidents, violence like gunshots, diseases such as cancer or arthritis that might wear down protective layering around nerve cells among many others.

The consequences associated with these traumas stretch beyond immediate medical responses. Extended hospitalization periods combined with physical rehabilitation can result in financial strain on families wrestling with high medical bills whilst facing potential income losses due to disability-induced unemployment amongst survivors themselves alongside emotional distress related matters alike shame / guilt they start feeling post-accident especially if self-responsible etcetera…

Navigating legal paths post-spinal-cord-injury requires an experienced advocate familiarized not just regarding bodily harm lawsuits per se but comprehension pertaining the complex nature/long-term implications inherent our specific field – exactly where Carlson Bier steps into shaping victims’ recuperation journey. Our skilled attorneys intimately comprehend every mechanism with which insurer entities operate, therefore safeguarding client interests, and fully equipping clients with necessary resources and tools when dealing with these companies seeking minimal payouts.

In Illinois particularly- a state characterized by its unique laws and regulations related to personal injury claims especially those tied to catastrophic spinal cord injuries- vital role is played through acknowledged causality between defendants’ negligence possibly their willful conduct leading towards plaintiffs incurring such harms resultant therefrom thus justifying award of damages granted absolute understanding benefits settlement affords rather opting trial…

Our mission isn’t merely limited winning compensations but aims advocate ensuring comprehensive support all-around justice system harnessing power law propel favorable case outcome starting initiating claim onto submitting requisite documents even negotiating insurance adjusters attorney general offices alike until lastly representing courtroom if need be!

At Carlson Bier, we believe everyone deserves access to exceptional legal representation regardless of their circumstances. We are wholeheartedly committed to providing expert counsel for spinal cord injury sufferers. Click on the button below to discover what your case might be worth. Your journey towards reclaiming back control starts today because we firmly believe that you should not bear the cost of someone else’s negligence!

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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 Hegewisch

Cycling Crashes

Focused on legal support for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' negligence or risky conditions.

Burn Burns

Supplying professional legal advice for victims of intense burn injuries caused by accidents or negligence.

Clinical Incompetence

Delivering experienced legal representation for patients affected by physician malpractice, including negligent care.

Items Responsibility

Handling cases involving dangerous products, offering expert legal support to victims affected by faulty goods.

Geriatric Abuse

Supporting the rights of seniors who have been subjected to neglect in care facilities environments, ensuring protection.

Trip & Tumble Injuries

Adept in managing stumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to victims seeking justice for their injuries.

Birth Harms

Offering legal guidance for households affected by medical incompetence resulting in childbirth injuries.

Vehicle Crashes

Accidents: Committed to assisting individuals of car accidents receive equitable compensation for damages and damages.

Bike Mishaps

Dedicated to providing representation for individuals involved in scooter accidents, ensuring just recovery for damages.

18-Wheeler Crash

Providing adept legal services for victims involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing fair settlement for harms.

Building Accidents

Committed to defending workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or recklessness.

Cerebral Traumas

Committed to extending dedicated legal representation for patients suffering from head injuries due to accidents.

K9 Assault Injuries

Adept at addressing cases for victims who have suffered injuries from dog attacks or creature assaults.

Pedestrian Accidents

Specializing in legal support for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering claims.

Wrongful Fatality

Fighting for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending empathetic and adept legal services to ensure restitution.

Vertebral Harm

Committed to representing patients with backbone trauma, offering dedicated legal support to secure redress.

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