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About Carlson Bier Associates

When facing the aftermath of a spinal cord injury, it’s crucial to find quality legal representation like Carlson Bier. This esteemed Illinois law firm specializes in personal injury cases related to spinal cord injuries. Their team comprises seasoned attorneys who combine empathy with skillful, robust advocacy to seek necessary compensation for their client’s recovery journey.

Every year, countless individuals suffer traumatic spinal cord injuries that shift life trajectories and necessitate extensive medical care and adjustment support. Understanding this high-stake reality is what sets Carlson Bier apart as they handle your case with comprehensive knowledge of laws revolving around these unique personal situations.

At Carlson Bier, you have access not only to an expert legal team but also a partner committed to championing your rights relentlessly while offering conscientious attention throughout every step of the legal process.

Specifically within Herscher jurisdiction, our steadfast dedication prevails. We bring substantial experience navigating complex Illinois-based litigation involving diverse types of Spinal Cord Injuries. Our commitment extends beyond courtrooms; we pledge unwavering support during this challenging period ensuring each client garners maximum claim value they rightfully deserve—alleviating financial darkness cast by devastating accidents.

In essence, recover serenity alongside justice—Choose Carlson Bier today for dedicated Spinal Cord Injury Legal Services!

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Herscher Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we are dedicated to representing and advocating for individuals who have suffered spinal cord injuries due to the negligence or deliberate actions of others. Spinal cord injury claims often arise from various scenarios such as automotive accidents, catastrophic falls, violent attacks, and medical malpractice incidents.

Spinal cord injuries can drastically alter a person’s life in an instant. It involves disruption to the nerves within the spinal canal that compromises motor functions, sensations, or controls over bodily processes. Understanding the severity and type of your injury is crucial in order to litigate effectively on your behalf. Therefore, let us take you through some basic knowledge about it:

– Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: This occurs when a patient still retains some feeling or movement below the level of their injury.

– Complete Spinal Cord Injury: This refers to cases where patients have no sensation or ability to move parts of their body below the site of their injury.

Tetraplegia (also known as quadriplegia) might occur following significant trauma which affects both arms and both legs leading to partial or complete paralysis. Paraplegia manifests with loss of function in lower limbs but maintaining that function in upper limbs. Both types pose lifelong challenges affecting quality-of-life and ability-to-work factors.

As personal injury attorneys at Carlson Bier based in Illinois – not Herscher – we understand these complexities quite thoroughly. Our comprehensive legal representation commences by understanding your unique situation along with careful review of medical records maximizing compensation ones deserve.

We make sure our clients get reparations they’re entitled to similar as medical bills coverage resulting from initial treatment and ongoing care requirements; lost wages if one cannot work during recovery period; decreased earning capacity when an individual is unable play their usual professional role post-recovery; cost for rehabilitation therapy including physiotherapy, occupational therapy etc.; damages due pain & suffering caused because this unfortunate incident.

Remember that every claim has its unique facts and a statute of limitations applies to these cases. Thus, it’s advisable not to delay seeking legal assistance, thereby ensuring all relevant evidence is obtained promptly whilst memories are fresh and documentation available.

In Illinois, personal injury victims deserve their day in court and the right to claim for corresponding damages. Through meticulous preparation along with finely-honed negotiation skills, we strive hard so that justice may be served. Our attorneys at Carlson Bier are steadfast in their commitment and have successfully litigated hundreds of spinal cord injury cases obtaining essential compensation for clients.

Let us help you understand your rights and build a robust case that clearly illustrates the financial impact these injuries impose on you or your loved ones’ lives. Allow our team of experienced professionals ease your worry by expertly guiding through legal proceedings while you focus on what really matters – healing.

If you suffered from a spinal cord injury due to someone else’s intentional actions or negligence, remember: You are not alone. We stand ready with responsive & compassionate representation through tough times getting fair compensation for losses endured.

Interested in knowing more about how much your case could be worth? We invite you to click on the button below for an obligation-free consultation with one of our experienced lawyers. Knowing value attributing specific figure isn’t just mere guesswork; instead it involves substantial understanding regarding complex formulas as well industry norms refined over years’ experience litigation practice within field – hence bringing clear results forth.

Your journey towards justice starts here at Carlson Bier. Let’s get together – valuing claims and advocating rightful compensations.

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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 Herscher

Cycling Collisions

Proficient in legal advocacy for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to others's recklessness or unsafe conditions.

Fire Burns

Offering specialist legal assistance for people of serious burn injuries caused by mishaps or indifference.

Hospital Carelessness

Ensuring specialist legal assistance for victims affected by medical malpractice, including negligent care.

Merchandise Liability

Managing cases involving dangerous products, supplying adept legal support to victims affected by product-related injuries.

Nursing Home Malpractice

Supporting the rights of seniors who have been subjected to misconduct in elderly care environments, ensuring compensation.

Trip and Stumble Injuries

Expert in addressing stumble accident cases, providing legal representation to clients seeking compensation for their suffering.

Birth Injuries

Supplying legal guidance for loved ones affected by medical misconduct resulting in neonatal injuries.

Vehicle Collisions

Incidents: Committed to aiding individuals of car accidents secure fair settlement for hurts and destruction.

Two-Wheeler Accidents

Expert in providing legal services for motorcyclists involved in scooter accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for losses.

Semi Mishap

Ensuring adept legal representation for drivers involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing appropriate recompense for losses.

Construction Mishaps

Dedicated to supporting workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or misconduct.

Neurological Injuries

Specializing in offering compassionate legal assistance for patients suffering from neurological injuries due to accidents.

Canine Attack Wounds

Skilled in addressing cases for individuals who have suffered damages from puppy bites or animal assaults.

Pedestrian Incidents

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

Wrongful Death

Striving for families affected by a wrongful death, offering sensitive and skilled legal services to ensure justice.

Backbone Trauma

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

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