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About Carlson Bier Associates

If you or a loved one have suffered from spinal cord injuries in Jacksonville, Carlson Bier is ideally equipped to provide the professional legal assistance needed. We understand the physical and emotional trauma that accompanies such injuries and are committed to securing justice on your behalf. As seasoned personal injury lawyers based in Illinois, our extensive experience in handling cases related to spinal cord injuries makes us uniquely qualified. Our firm’s primary goal is ensuring optimal results for every client we serve, which has led us to garner an enviable track record of success with significant verdicts and settlements over the years. You can rely on Carlson Bier’s team advanced expertise when it comes to delicately navigating complex legal proceedings involving spinal cord injuries. At Carlson Bier, every case gets individual attention—a testament of how deeply we value our clients’ rights and interests—making us an ideal choice for those needing strong advocacy within this challenging realm of personal injury law.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Jacksonville Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the aftermath of an accident that results in a spinal cord injury. This form of injury is among the most devastating as it often leads to loss of sensation and function below the level of injury. We offer personalized and professional legal services geared towards ensuring you secure the best compensation for your injuries while maintaining high ethical standards, typifying our commitment to you.

Spinal Cord Injuries can have life-altering impacts on your way of life or that of the affected loved one. The fundamental functions compromised from such severe harm include:

– Impaired mobility leading to potential dependence on mobility aids,

– Loss or decrease in sensitivity due to damaged nerves,

– Muscular atrophy through extended periods with reduced physical activity.

Understanding these realities goes a long way in appreciating why effective and empathetic legal representation is crucial post-injury.

We take a comprehensive approach when working with clients suffering from Spinal Cord Injuries. Firstly, this involves educating you about your rights under Illinois Law and helping you identify likely compensation areas like medical expenses, pain and suffering, loss of consortium & future income loss claims amongst others.

Secondly – establishing liability. Our team puts its vast knowledge and resources into proving another party’s negligence led to your predicament because accountability matters.

When investigating these cases, some essential components usually considered include:

– Verification whether safety measures were correctly followed

– Routine inspections aimed at reducing any accidents

– Documenting witnessed accounts during investigations

Recognizing how quick action directly affects potential case outcomes is also imperative. Our experienced team promptly gathers necessary evidence before its deterioration or permanent loss for maximum damage control.

Further compounding struggles emanating from Spinal Cord Injuries are astronomical medical costs tied to exhaustive treatments and therapies – – Rehabilitation therapy

– Occupational therapy

– Ongoing nursing care

Plus potentially needing home modifications (automatic doors/wheelchair ramps), acquiring new skill sets alongside dealing with mental health concerns spurred from injury-related stress and trauma. Overwhelming indeed, but that’s where Carlson Bier empowers clients – by robustly seeking the full compensation deserved for these economic hardships.

However, legal battles are not merely centered around monetary aspects. There’s an emotional toll attached to spinal cord injuries affecting mental wellbeing – depression or anxiety stemming from lost independence or abrupt lifestyle modification is common amongst victims. With our profound legal services, we’ll strive to alleviate your psychological distress by smoothing out legal complexities involved in personal injury law,

Carlson Bier extends its reliable legal guidance anchored on impeccable analytics-driven strategies inspired by decades’ worth of case studies serving the Illinois community faithfully. However severe your Spinal Cord Injury might be, we’re committed to seeing you navigate this challenging chapter successfully

We see beyond your litigation needs at Carlson Bier; every client has a unique recovery journey coupled with individualistic aspirations past their ordeal. Through this additional layer of personalized service focusing on enabling post-settlement evolution only enhances our holistic approach towards personal injury practice.

Intrigued about what your claim could fetch? Contemplating how adequate compensation can facilitate ease into transitioning back towards normalcy following a catastrophic Spinal Cord Injury? Here’s a nudge in the right direction: Click directly on the button below to evaluate potentially how much your case is genuinely worth! Welcome aboard- let’s explore these possibilities together.”

Our meticulous research bears fruitful results in traversing precedence within previous relevant cases while tweaking deliverable action points that derive maximized rewards tied to your specific instance analysis.

Please remember content herein doesn’t constitute direct actionable advice as no two cases perfectly correlate – make sure you reach out for tailored consultation unique to circumstances surrounding events leading up to sustaining any form of personal injury. Meanwhile, challenge existing narratives about tackling living adjustments with us as allies relentlessly working towards transforming current predicaments into potential opportunities through strategic maneuvers only few can master within Personal Injury Law practice. After all, your recovery is our ultimate goal at Carlson Bier, and Our Results Speak for Themselves.

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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 Jacksonville

Bicycle Incidents

Dedicated to legal services for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' lack of care or perilous conditions.

Flame Traumas

Extending adept legal assistance for patients of grave burn injuries caused by incidents or negligence.

Physician Incompetence

Offering specialist legal support for persons affected by clinical malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Merchandise Fault

Addressing cases involving dangerous products, offering expert legal services to individuals affected by defective items.

Geriatric Misconduct

Defending the rights of elders who have been subjected to abuse in aged care environments, ensuring compensation.

Trip and Slip Incidents

Professional in dealing with slip and fall accident cases, providing legal services to sufferers seeking restitution for their harm.

Neonatal Damages

Providing legal support for relatives affected by medical carelessness resulting in birth injuries.

Automobile Crashes

Mishaps: Focused on assisting clients of car accidents secure fair remuneration for injuries and destruction.

Motorcycle Collisions

Expert in providing legal support for individuals involved in bike accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for injuries.

18-Wheeler Accident

Providing expert legal services for persons involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing appropriate claims for losses.

Worksite Incidents

Concentrated on representing workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or recklessness.

Cognitive Damages

Expert in offering expert legal support for persons suffering from cerebral injuries due to negligence.

K9 Assault Wounds

Specialized in handling cases for individuals who have suffered harms from K9 assaults or beast attacks.

Jogger Accidents

Committed to legal services for joggers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering compensation.

Unwarranted Death

Working for families affected by a wrongful death, extending compassionate and expert legal support to ensure restitution.

Neural Impairment

Specializing in defending patients with vertebral damage, offering dedicated legal support to secure redress.

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