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About Carlson Bier Associates

When the unthinkable occurs, and a birth injury disrupts your family’s joy, you need trustworthy legal representation that can get the justice you deserve. The Carlson Bier attorney group is well-suited to handle such emotionally challenging and complex cases in Illinois. More specifically targeting Highland city, our skilled birth injuries lawyers understand the profound ways these incidents affect families’ lives due to their extensive experience navigating similar situations across various cities state-wide.

We’re dedicated to fighting for your rights, armed with an unrivaled passion for investigation blended with empathetic care into each case. In-depth knowledge of medical malpractice laws in IL along Fairfield Road 45 or East Main Street enables us to provide exceptional service tailored closely to clients’ needs.

With a track record of obtaining substantial settlements and verdicts awarded locally on behalf of affected families coping with birth injuries trauma makes us standout stuff from any law practice near Highland region.

Choosing Carlson Bier means aligning yourself with unwavering commitment — an ally committed not just merely winning cases but also restoring hope after consequential damages inflicted by birth injuries. Trust in us; we’re there when it matters most!

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Highland Illinois

In the realm of legal practice, personal injury stands out as an area encompassing a wide array of unfortunate incidents — one such incident is birth injuries. Personal Injury Attorney Group Carlson Bier takes pride in its laser-sharp focus on assisting families considerably affected by this painful circumstance, right here in Illinois.

From trauma during labor and delivery to negligence or mistakes made during prenatal care, Birth Injuries can have profound impacts on the life of both child and parents. Many ways through which these incidents occur include the inappropriate use of medical equipment like forceps or vacuum extractors, failure to monitor vital signs during the birthing process that leads to distress or hypoxia processes, delay in performing necessary C-sections and missing crucial diagnostic tests during pregnancy.

Among the resultant conditions from these potential lapses are disorders such as Brachial Plexus injuries leading to Erb’s Palsy- paralysis in parts of the infant’s arm; Perinatal Asphyxia- lack of oxygen causing physical and neurological damage; Cerebral Palsy- characterized by abnormal movement, muscle control and coordination due to brain damage just after birth; Brain ischemia- insufficient blood flow leading to potentially irreversible brain damage; among others. Although some effects may be temporary with appropriate measures taken promptly most could bring about permanent changes necessitating long term-specialized care.

At Carlson Bier, we understand how emotionally overwhelming it can be chasing justice after your baby has suffered avoidable harm due to medical negligence while dealing with their health fallout. Our compassionate team garners subtle expertise from years representing victims of birth injuries empowering us not only sympathetically stand with you but comprehensively pursue rightful compensation aggressively giving you unwavering attention.

• We scrutinize all aspects surrounding your case including comprehensive reviews of medical records.

• Liaise with expert witnesses crucial for building persuasive cases.

• Navigate through complex negotiation procedures against insurance companies claiming full compensation that typically covers immediate past medical costs, future medical care costs, and other impacts to the quality of life like psychological trauma.

• Where necessary we litigate ferociously in courts.

Here at Carlson Bier, we strive to help families find solace amidst this daunting period in their lives by tirelessly pursuing compensations commensurate with the degree of harm suffered. We understand that no financial award can truly compensate the pain of birth injury but notwithstanding helps ease burdensome medical costs thus offering a semblance of justice where carelessness was involved during delivery or pre-natal stages warranting legal repercussions.

Let it be clear: there’s nothing more comforting than having an astute personal injury attorney on your side during such troubled times. You don’t have to undertake this heart-wrenching journey alone. Your peace is just within reach, not in Highland—a place we operate from without any physical office – but just right here awaiting your call for assistance.

With our simple case evaluation form below you are only moments away from discovering what possible compensation awaits you- enter some general information about your claim into our secure online form. Let us take on your burden while you concentrate on what really matters most throughout this ordeal-your family’s well-being. Scroll down now and click on that button – let’s affordably assess how much your case could potentially be worth today!

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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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Birth Injuries FAQ

The most common birth injuries include:

  • Cerebral palsy: This is a group of disorders that affect movement and coordination.
  • Erb’s palsy: This is a nerve injury that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm and hand.
  • Brachial plexus palsy: This is a group of nerve injuries that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm, shoulder, and hand.
  • Spinal cord injuries: These injuries can cause paralysis or weakness below the waist.
  • Traumatic brain injuries: These injuries can cause a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional problems.

Birth injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Medical malpractice: This can include mistakes made by doctors during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
  • Oxygen deprivation: This can occur if the baby does not get enough oxygen during pregnancy or labor.
  • Physical trauma: This can occur if the baby is injured during labor or delivery.
  • Birth defects: Some birth injuries are caused by birth defects.

The signs and symptoms of a birth injury can vary depending on the severity of the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Weakness or paralysis: This may be in one or more limbs.
  • Seizures
  • Breathing problems
  • Feeding problems
  • Developmental delays
  • Learning disabilities

The treatment options for birth injuries will vary depending on the severity of the injury. However, some common treatment options include:

  • Surgery
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medications
  • Supportive care

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your child was injured due to medical malpractice or another factor. A birth injury lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

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Areas of Practice in Highland

Pedal Cycle Accidents

Specializing in legal services for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to others' lack of care or hazardous conditions.

Flame Wounds

Supplying expert legal support for victims of serious burn injuries caused by accidents or indifference.

Hospital Misconduct

Offering dedicated legal representation for individuals affected by clinical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Products Obligation

Managing cases involving unsafe products, offering professional legal support to customers affected by defective items.

Elder Misconduct

Defending the rights of elders who have been subjected to abuse in senior centers environments, ensuring restitution.

Stumble and Trip Injuries

Skilled in tackling fall and trip accident cases, providing legal representation to sufferers seeking redress for their damages.

Newborn Traumas

Providing legal support for families affected by medical incompetence resulting in neonatal injuries.

Auto Incidents

Mishaps: Dedicated to aiding victims of car accidents gain fair remuneration for damages and impairment.

Motorcycle Mishaps

Dedicated to providing legal advice for individuals involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring justice for harm.

Truck Collision

Ensuring professional legal representation for clients involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing rightful recompense for hurts.

Construction Site Crashes

Engaged in defending employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or negligence.

Head Damages

Specializing in delivering dedicated legal advice for patients suffering from cognitive injuries due to accidents.

K9 Assault Wounds

Expertise in tackling cases for individuals who have suffered damages from puppy bites or wildlife encounters.

Foot-traveler Crashes

Dedicated to legal services for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering compensation.

Unjust Fatality

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending compassionate and skilled legal guidance to ensure compensation.

Backbone Trauma

Dedicated to advocating for victims with spine impairments, offering compassionate legal services to secure compensation.

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