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When it comes to birth injuries, Carlson Bier is the ideal choice for expert legal representation in Illinois. With a strong focus on personal injury litigation, our unparalleled experience and proficiency make us the preferred choice amongst families grappling with birth-related trauma. Birth injuries can lead to devastating consequences; that’s why we are passionately dedicated to assisting you navigate every step of this overwhelming process. Having us by your side ensures you receive fair compensation for medical errors or negligence during childbirth- an area where we have achieved numerous significant victories. Our tireless advocacy on behalf of injured infants and their families speaks volumes about our commitment and thorough knowledge in this complex field of law. While we handle all forms of personal injury cases across Illinois, having represented countless clients who experienced distressing birth complications cements our credibility as trusted advisors in birth injuries litigation within Humboldt communities. The outstanding skills exhibited by Carlson Bier ensure that justice will not only be pursued but unequivocally served!

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Humboldt Illinois

At Carlson Bier, your health and wellbeing are paramount. As personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, we specialize in a variety of cases, with Birth Injuries being one of our prominent focus areas. The birth of a child should be the happiest moment in parents’ lives; however, sometimes unforeseen complications may lead to devastating birth injuries.

Understanding Birth Injuries is crucial for those affected directly or indirectly. Essentially, these are medical complications that children experience during birth due to reasons such as medical negligence or unavoidable scenarios. They run the gamut from minor bruises that disappear over time to severe conditions needing lifelong medical attention.

There are different types of birth injuries which include Cerebral Palsy – often due to oxygen deprivation before or during delivery; Brachial Plexus Palsy – caused by nerve damage around the shoulders during childbirth; Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) – characterized by brain damage due to lack of sufficient oxygen supply; Periventricular Leukomalacia – common among premature babies and is usually linked with Cerebral Palsy among other types.

Quickly recognizing signs of Birth Injuries can go beyond saving lives but also ensuring quality life support where needed. These signs may encompass seizures within 48 hours after delivery, unexplained fussiness or high-pitched crying, difficulty feeding and swallowing, stiffness or looseness in muscles and delayed developmental milestones such as crawling and walking.

Medical negligence accounts for a significant share of birth injury cases. This happens when caretakers act carelessly throughout pregnancy checks, labor monitoring, immediate postnatal care amongst others causing harm instead of protecting both mother’s and newborn’s health. For example:

• Not detecting or treating infections in the mother

• Ignecessarily delaying cesarean section

• Improper use forceps or vacuum extractors

Considering all these factors leads us to a fundamental question: How can legal representation help you navigate through this challenging situation? With a personal injury attorney, you can seek compensation for the damages incurred due to medical malpractice or negligence. The compensation received can cover treatment costs, therapies, specialized education needs and any future economic losses arising from disability. Also, seeking justice often plays an indispensable role emotionally by acknowledging your pain and distress experienced.

At Carlson Bier, we have years of experience in handling similar cases with success. Our team comprises competent legal professionals that have stellar reputations in Illinois for outstanding representation of birth injury victims. We work tirelessly getting admission of guilt where appropriate coupled with full-fledged pursuit for deserved compensations. Be rest assured knowing our detailed assessment of your individual case factored in with the experience on trends and unique strategies equips us aptly to help even in seemingly complicated cases.

To demonstrate our commitment to you further, we operate on a contingency basis; meaning you only pay when we win your case! So no more added financial pressures while trying to pursue justice for harm caused unwittingly to your innocent child

Coping with a birth injury is tough but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming nor isolating. At Carlson Bier law firm, we believe the path towards healing is paved through understanding your options fully then going ahead to make informed choices regarding mitigation and potential litigation.

Ready to take that step forward? Dive right in by clicking on the button below; you’ll learn about what your case might actually be worth financially. You’re also free contact us anytime at our Illinois office if having questions or needing professional legal advice on Birth Injuries or other Personal Injury matters.

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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 Humboldt

Two-Wheeler Incidents

Dedicated to legal support for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' recklessness or risky conditions.

Fire Burns

Offering specialist legal services for individuals of major burn injuries caused by occurrences or carelessness.

Healthcare Carelessness

Extending professional legal advice for persons affected by healthcare malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Goods Obligation

Taking on cases involving defective products, providing specialist legal help to victims affected by faulty goods.

Aged Neglect

Defending the rights of elders who have been subjected to malpractice in nursing homes environments, ensuring compensation.

Fall & Slip Occurrences

Expert in dealing with stumble accident cases, providing legal services to sufferers seeking justice for their suffering.

Birth Damages

Extending legal assistance for loved ones affected by medical carelessness resulting in neonatal injuries.

Auto Incidents

Incidents: Focused on guiding sufferers of car accidents gain just payout for hurts and impairment.

Bike Mishaps

Expert in providing legal assistance for victims involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring just recovery for harm.

Truck Accident

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

Building Site Collisions

Focused on defending workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or recklessness.

Brain Impairments

Dedicated to delivering specialized legal representation for persons suffering from cerebral injuries due to negligence.

K9 Assault Harms

Skilled in managing cases for victims who have suffered harms from K9 assaults or wildlife encounters.

Pedestrian Incidents

Dedicated to legal advocacy for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering damages.

Unwarranted Demise

Striving for relatives affected by a wrongful death, providing caring and expert legal representation to ensure justice.

Vertebral Injury

Expert in defending individuals with vertebral damage, offering dedicated legal assistance to secure justice.

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