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About Carlson Bier Associates

As premier Burn Injury attorneys, Carlson Bier prioritizes the welfare of individuals enduring the aftermath of burn-related incidents. The team passionately defends clients across Illinois, including Lake Bluff residents. We understand that these agonizing injuries can leave a lifetime’s worth of physical and emotional scarring; they extend beyond skin deep to inflict financial constraints and fluctuating mental health status. That’s where our expertise comes in play, helping you navigate through this traumatic experience while ensuring rightful compensation for your suffering.

We know it’s more than just an injury – loss wages, medical bills hefty enough to cause serious anxiety are all unintended consequences that cannot be faced alone – we at Carlson Bier stand by your side. Our empathetic approach coupled with staunch litigation tactics ensures justice prevails for each deserving client.

Choosing Carlson Bier means choosing excellence. Infusing years of demonstrable experience with commitment towards helping victims rise above their daunting experiences makes us indispensable legal advisors on burn injury cases within Illinois borders.

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Burn Injuries Lawyers in Lake Bluff Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the traumatic effects a burn injury can have on your life. As experienced personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, we are dedicated to representing victims of personal accidents including burn injuries. Your world gets turned upside down when you suffer from severe burns; not only is there excruciating pain involved but also medical expenses, loss of income due to inability to work and potential emotional trauma which warrants compensation.

Burn injuries typically result from chemical spills, household fires or faulty electronic devices among other things. Depending upon their severity, they are categorized into three: First-degree burns that affect only the outer skin layer but often heal without intensive care; Second-degree burns that penetrate deeper affecting both dermis and epidermis resulting in painful blisters; Third-degree burns – the most serious kind that inflict extensive damage reaching beneath the skin and affecting muscles or bones leading to disfigurement or disability.

Since expert legal understanding is essential while seeking justice for such cases, partnering with Carlson Bier ensures you get a robust representation. We have an established track-record fighting on behalf of victims just like you who have suffered dramatically due to their burn injuries.

• We meticulously compile evidence beginning with an inspection of the accident site if necessary tailed by collecting witness testimonies.

• Our team engages industry-leading professionals delivering expert insights suitable for negotiation proceedings.

• From preparing high-calibre documentation that simplifies your case’s complexities for juries to skillfully articulating these scenarios during trials, our commitment guarantees you stand strong in courtrooms.

Your road to recovery should focus solely on healing both physically and mentally as we seamlessly navigate litigation processes ensuring maximum compensation. It’s important though first-uunderstanding limitations defined by Illinois Statute of Limitations towards filing a law suit within 2 years post-accident occurrence (or two years after discovery) excepting minors where this constraint extends until they turn 20 years old.

Beyond our insightful courtroom strategies, we believe in empowering you with essential knowledge as well. Knowledge plays a huge role while maneuvering through intricate claims process after suffering such injuries. Like did you know third-degree burns potentially qualify for punitive damages intended to punish responsible parties due to their egregious neglect? Or working environments causing chemical burns demand thorough inspections protecting future employees from shared ordeals? Our team passionately invests in equipping you moving forward.

We are aware that every burn injury is unique and different therefore, we curate personalized legal strategies tailored according to your specific situation. You can trust the seasoned professionals at Carlson Bier who have championed numerous personal injury lawsuits, achieving significant settlements relieving clients from their financial burdens during these testing times.

Understanding how pivotal receiving rightful compensations is to your healing journey as expenses like extensive medical treatments, surgeries, rehabilitation therapies along with pain and suffering demands substantial payments – motivating us even more towards achieving your goal.

The expertise of an esteemed law firm like Carlson Bier turns imperative while handling such grave occurrences. Do remember however that partnering apt representation does not imply endorsing any compromising circumstances but rather affirming your constitutional rights seeking the justice deserved.

Unsure about where to begin following a burn accident? Feel anxious educating yourself on potential retributions etc.? Allow us at Carlson Bier offer our hand guiding alongside this complex path letting truth prevail righteously through our strong Illinois roots coupled with unmatched legal acumen reflecting passionate dedication unparalleled throughout these challenging times.

While words may not ease the pain inflicted by a burn injury, a rightful compensation bearing testimony to your hardship could help smooth your healing journey ahead significantly easing financial pressures thrust upon unsuspectingly amid fragile health conditions which reassures feeling safe again fostering life-affirming decisions going past traumatic experiences rebuilding yourself stronger overcoming adversities positively inspiring those around unintentionally affected too.

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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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Burn Accident FAQ​

There are three main types of burn injuries:

  • First-degree burns: These burns affect the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. They cause redness, pain, and swelling.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns affect the epidermis and the dermis, the second layer of skin. They cause redness, pain, swelling, and blistering.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns destroy the epidermis and the dermis, and can also damage the underlying tissues. They cause white, leathery, or charred skin.

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

  • Heat: This includes flames, hot liquids, steam, and hot objects.
  • Electricity: Electrical burns can be caused by contact with live wires or outlets.
  • Chemicals: Chemical burns can be caused by exposure to acids, alkalis, and other corrosive substances.
  • Radiation: Radiation burns can be caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun or to other types of radiation.

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

  • Redness
  • Pain
  • Swelling
  • Blistering
  • Charred skin
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Shock

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

  • First-degree burns: These burns typically heal on their own within a few days. However, it is important to keep the area clean and moist.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns may need to be treated with medication or surgery.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns typically require surgery and skin grafts.

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Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your burn injury was caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person or party. A burn 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 Lake Bluff

Bicycle Accidents

Specializing in legal representation for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to others's recklessness or hazardous conditions.

Scald Wounds

Extending expert legal advice for patients of grave burn injuries caused by events or misconduct.

Medical Misconduct

Providing dedicated legal representation for victims affected by clinical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Merchandise Obligation

Taking on cases involving unsafe products, providing professional legal assistance to consumers affected by faulty goods.

Nursing Home Neglect

Advocating for the rights of seniors who have been subjected to abuse in nursing homes environments, ensuring fairness.

Trip and Fall Mishaps

Specialist in dealing with fall and trip accident cases, providing legal representation to individuals seeking justice for their injuries.

Newborn Wounds

Extending legal support for kin affected by medical carelessness resulting in childbirth injuries.

Car Mishaps

Collisions: Devoted to helping patients of car accidents secure appropriate recompense for damages and damages.

Scooter Accidents

Expert in providing legal support for riders involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for harm.

Trucking Collision

Ensuring specialist legal assistance for drivers involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing just compensation for hurts.

Building Site Accidents

Focused on defending laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or misconduct.

Neurological Damages

Expert in extending compassionate legal services for persons suffering from cerebral injuries due to carelessness.

Dog Bite Damages

Skilled in dealing with cases for persons who have suffered damages from puppy bites or animal assaults.

Foot-traveler Incidents

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

Undeserved Loss

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, supplying sensitive and expert legal guidance to ensure redress.

Vertebral Injury

Committed to supporting persons with spine impairments, offering dedicated legal representation to secure redress.

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