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About Carlson Bier Associates

If you’re seeking dedicated representatives in birth injury cases, Carlson Bier embodies your ideal solution. Birth injuries can be emotionally overwhelming and legally complex, but with Carlson Bier at your side, you’re empowered by a meticulous framework of longstanding experience and profound legal competence. The empathy driven culture at our firm makes us well acquainted with the intricacies that surround birth injury claims which translates into customized strategies for our clients. Our commitment extends towards safeguarding the rights of Lake in Hills community families affected by these adverse circumstances. We remain proactive to closely investigate birth injury claims; meticulously inspect medical records while engaging relevant experts to affirm liability – all serving an unswerving objective: justice for babies wrongly injured during childbirth.

With vital expertise gained from numerous successful negotiations and trials across Illinois, we leverage top-tier understanding of law nuances to provide passionate advocacy – making sure those responsible are held accountable. Choose Carlson Bier: championing justice for wronged infants born out of negligence or incorrect protocols.

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Lake in the Hills Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, a seasoned and dedicated personal injury law firm grounded in Illinois. As stalwarts of the industry, we specialize in championing for victims of Birth Injuries, by providing them with comprehensive legal representation designed to secure just compensation and ensure their fundamental rights are upheld.

Birth injuries denote any kind of harm that a newborn undergoes during or immediately following childbirth. Complications resulting from medical negligence constitute a significant portion of these occurrences.

• The gravity of Birth Injuries: Often, such injuries may have life-altering impacts on the child’s life leading to physical impairment or developmental issues that necessitate ongoing treatment.

• Cause: Undue delay in performing an essential C-section, inappropriate use of hospital tools during delivery or lackadaisical monitoring of fetal distress can commonly result in birth injuries.

• Common types: Cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy and brain damage due to oxygen deprivation (also referred as Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy) represent some common forms of birth injuries.

Our commitment is aimed at equipping you with every minute detail pertaining to your case, thereby granting you control over informed decision-making as we relentlessly pursue justice on your behalf. With years rolling into decades under our belt litigating birth injury cases predominantly within the Illinois jurisdiction ensures not only meticulous knowledge but also unrivaled experience in dealing with cases similar to yours.

At Carlson Bier, our approach is client-focused – delving deep into understanding each case before tailoring tailored strategies anchored towards each client’s unique needs. We stand up against the erring healthcare providers ensuring they are held accountable for any negligence proved upon inquiry whilst diligently working towards securing payouts proportionate to the enormity of your grievance and consequent suffering.

Birth injuries straddle several subsets – from obstetric malpractice lawsuits involving flawed service delivery by doctors and nurses extending all the way through defective medical equipment claims implicating the manufacturers. Understandably, this may appear intricate to anyone without a background in law. That’s where we come in; our role is to separate the chaff from the grain and ascertain that you receive your rightful due.

Key things to keep in mind when considering initiating legal action;

• Filing period: Illinois has a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury cases starting from the day of injury discovery.

• Informed decision: Understanding medical negligence versus inevitable complications is crucial before proceeding with litigation. It’s important to discuss case specifics with your attorney for personalized advice.

• Compensation: Birth injury claims aim for payment covering all past, present and future medical expenses related to the birth injury in question. Other variables factored into compensation considerations include pain and suffering, disability or disfigurement caused by the damage, decreased quality of life among others.

While experiencing a birth injury could be devastating both emotionally and financially, finding proper qualified legal counsel should not compound an already challenging situation.

Trusting Carlson Bier means harnessing steadfast allyship tied together with comprehensive industry acumen invested entirely towards securing justice on behalf of you and your loved ones. We assent to meticulously traversing every path necessary within ethical boundaries promptly until scaled justice is obtained.

Find out today how much your case might potentially be worth by clicking on the button below. Remember at Carlson Bier; our tenet remains clear – protecting rights while magnifying voices muted by negligent infliction because everyone deserves unfettered access to justice!

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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 Lake in the Hills

Pedal Cycle Mishaps

Focused on legal services for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' carelessness or perilous conditions.

Fire Damages

Supplying skilled legal support for sufferers of serious burn injuries caused by occurrences or carelessness.

Hospital Malpractice

Offering expert legal services for individuals affected by physician malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Commodities Liability

Taking on cases involving unsafe products, providing expert legal guidance to clients affected by product malfunctions.

Elder Misconduct

Protecting the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to malpractice in senior centers environments, ensuring justice.

Stumble and Slip Incidents

Specialist in addressing fall and trip accident cases, providing legal advice to clients seeking justice for their losses.

Birth Injuries

Delivering legal help for families affected by medical incompetence resulting in birth injuries.

Car Mishaps

Mishaps: Committed to helping sufferers of car accidents get equitable payout for wounds and impairment.

Bike Mishaps

Committed to providing legal assistance for riders involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring justice for harm.

Big Rig Collision

Offering experienced legal representation for clients involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing adequate settlement for losses.

Building Site Accidents

Concentrated on assisting laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or misconduct.

Head Impairments

Committed to providing professional legal advice for persons suffering from neurological injuries due to misconduct.

Dog Attack Harms

Proficient in handling cases for victims who have suffered wounds from puppy bites or wildlife encounters.

Pedestrian Collisions

Focused on legal support for walkers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering recovery.

Wrongful Demise

Fighting for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, offering empathetic and expert legal services to ensure justice.

Spinal Cord Damage

Dedicated to defending persons with backbone trauma, offering expert legal guidance to secure settlement.

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