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Our firm, Carlson Bier, is vigilant in advocating for pedestrian accident victims. Every year numerous cases of pedestrian accidents get reported in Knoxville. These accidents leave victims with severe injuries and damage needing professional legal intervention. With their extensive experience, our team possesses the necessary skills to effectively represent your interests. At Carlson Bier, we are adept at navigating through complex legal procedures that arise from such incidents and strive tirelessly to provide you a just compensation—keeping your rights protected throughout the process.

Wielding comprehensive knowledge about personal injury law associated with pedestrian accidents equips us to devise compelling arguments maximizing financial recovery on your behalf. We proudly offer personalized attention—an attribute that has set us apart as leading lawyers serving clients impacted by unfortunate mobility mishaps who need unmatched representation.

Choosing Carlson Bier ensures empowering advocacy fighting relentlessly for your cause! Our commitment lies at heart—as relentless advocates seeking justice for those whose lives have been upturned due to negligent motorists in keeping Knoxville’s roads safer! Let our expertise be the firm ground under your feet during trying times.

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Pedestrian Accident Lawyers in Knoxville Illinois

Specializing in personal injury law, Carlson Bier is Illinois’s tried and true legal advocate for individuals who have been harmed due to another’s negligence. A big part of our expertise revolves around representing pedestrian accident victims as they embark on their journey towards justice. Pedestrian accidents brilliantly illustrate the concept “duty of care” where everyone has a responsibility to act reasonably so as not to cause harm to others. When a motorist fails in this duty, horrible consequences can ensue.

Outlined below are key factors that generally surround a pedestrian accident:

• Driver negligence: It holds the lion share when attributing fault in most pedestrian accidents. This often includes distracted driving, speeding, failure to yield at crosswalks or stop for school buses.

• Pedestrian error: In some cases, despite its rarity compared to driver error, pedestrians might contribute to an accident through actions such as disregarding traffic signals or darting out into traffic without using the proper crosswalk.

• Environmental contributing factors: Cracks or potholes on sidewalks and roads or poorly lit areas can also lead up towards an unfortunate event.

Understanding these elements underpinning your case is vital not just from a practical point but also aids you legally by primarily knowing who could potentially be held responsible. At Carlson Bier, we leverage decades of legal experience combined with keen acumen about local laws governing pedestrians – strengthening your pursuit for rightful compensation against transgressors while preserving evidence efficiently to put forward the most persuasive case possible.

On the matter of approaching insurance firms post-accident; it’s paramount not go at it unaided – even if seemingly simple at first glance. These entities employ dedicated personnel whose sole purpose usually leans towards reducing what they would payout – leaving you shortchanged even before realizing it! That’s why having us as your steadfast representation means every intricacy regarding insurance claims gets meticulously scrutinized avoiding loopholes corporates might exploit dispersing far less compensation than deserved.

A major complexity victims encounter following a pedestrian accident is the harrowing decision and process of choosing appropriate medical care. Especially in cases of severe injuries where extensive rehabilitation and treatment are required, it becomes essential to factor the long-term costs which might significantly impact your financial comfort. We work intimately with you ensuring such expenses get accounted for whilst considering claims, letting you fully focus on recovery without unnecessary worries looming over.

At Carlson Bier, we assure you of an empathetic approach throughout the proceedings. Comprehensive legal support is offered at every juncture – right from narrating your plight accurately before courtrooms to guiding through intricate procedures associated with claims or litigation if necessary. Our goal outshines getting you monetary damages – reckon us as reliable shoulders who’d rise steadfastly amid adversity; providing crucial emotional sustenance all along too.

Undoubtedly, navigating these treacherous waters alone can prove daunting – more so when managing injuries alongside. The overarching premise here isn’t just about asserting rights – but better understanding them, recognizing their implications comprehensively enabling informed decisions moving forward post such unforeseeable incidents. Therefore, don’t hesitate to tap into our broad wealth of knowledge and expertise afforded by years dedicated exclusively towards upholding justice for pedestrian accidents victims.

Our team at Carlson Bier invites you to unearth what compensation rightly belongs to you assisted by trusted legal allies proficient in handling complex proceedings effortlessly – be it negotiating strategically with insurance firms or deftly presenting arguments within courtrooms boasting high efficacy rates!

Click on the button below now! Find out worthiness surrounding your case empowering a clearer perspective ahead – something absolutely invaluable given circumstances underpinned by mounting anxieties and uncertainties alike! Holding dear principles like transparency and empathy above all else streamlines our ethos bestowing confidence deep within knowing competent hands have appropriated your cause unwaveringly till justice prevails as due!

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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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Bike Collisions

Focused on legal representation for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to others's negligence or perilous conditions.

Flame Injuries

Extending skilled legal help for individuals of severe burn injuries caused by events or negligence.

Healthcare Negligence

Ensuring experienced legal support for victims affected by clinical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Merchandise Responsibility

Managing cases involving faulty products, extending skilled legal assistance to customers affected by product-related injuries.

Elder Mistreatment

Protecting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to misconduct in aged care environments, ensuring restitution.

Stumble & Trip Injuries

Specialist in dealing with trip accident cases, providing legal advice to individuals seeking compensation for their suffering.

Birth Traumas

Delivering legal guidance for kin affected by medical incompetence resulting in newborn injuries.

Motor Crashes

Crashes: Dedicated to assisting clients of car accidents secure equitable remuneration for hurts and losses.

Scooter Crashes

Committed to providing legal support for victims involved in scooter accidents, ensuring justice for injuries.

Truck Incident

Ensuring experienced legal services for drivers involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing appropriate compensation for hurts.

Worksite Accidents

Committed to supporting workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or irresponsibility.

Head Injuries

Committed to providing compassionate legal representation for persons suffering from cognitive injuries due to misconduct.

Canine Attack Damages

Expertise in tackling cases for victims who have suffered wounds from dog attacks or animal assaults.

Pedestrian Crashes

Dedicated to legal assistance for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering restitution.

Unfair Demise

Working for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, providing caring and expert legal services to ensure justice.

Vertebral Damage

Specializing in advocating for individuals with spinal cord injuries, offering dedicated legal representation to secure recovery.

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