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When it involves a matter as vital and devastating as nursing home abuse, trust Carlson Bier to stand steadfastly for you. Our team of highly skilled nursing home abuse attorneys understands the complexities inherent in these cases. We invest our vast legal knowledge gained in Illinois into ardently fighting for justice on your behalf. Recognizing that each circumstance is unique and dire, we approach all cases with utmost compassion, empathy, and discretion while striving to secure maximum compensation for the harm inflicted upon your loved ones. Understanding that elder-abuse issues often present more complex emotional distress than other types of personal injury cases, Carlson Bier operates with passion-driven purpose—leveraging every opportunity under the Illinois law—to ensure negligent parties are held accountable for their actions or omissions leading to abuse within care facilities. When you select us over others, know that we’re not just lawyers; we are committed advocates who empathize with your suffering yet fight relentlessly on your behalf because at Carlson Bier…you matter!

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Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers in Lincoln Square Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, an esteemed law firm committed to providing exceptional personal injury legal services. Our team of experienced attorneys primarily specializes in incidents related to Nursing Home Abuse—a pertinent issue impacting Illinois communities—that often goes unnoticed or underreported. Armed with years of experience and extensive knowledge, we are dedicated to pursuing justice for victims and their families.

At the heart of our practice is an unwavering commitment to truth, justice, and respect. It’s important that you understand what exactly constitutes Nursing Home Abuse—negligence or intentional actions that lead to harm or risk of harm towards adults residing in nursing homes. The abuse can assume various forms:

• Physical: This involves causing bodily pain or injury.

• Sexual: Non-consensual sexual contact.

• Emotional/Psychological: Inflicting mental anguish through verbal or nonverbal acts.

• Financial/Material Exploitation: Illegally misusing a senior’s funds, property, or assets.

• Neglect/Abandonment: Failure in fulfilling care giving responsibilities.

Our experts at Carlson Bier are well-versed with these cases and stand by the belief that everyone deserves outstanding representation when their rights have been encroached upon. We possess a robust understanding of applicable state laws combined with a dogged determination to address even complex cases effectively.

Filing lawsuits against nursing homes can seem like daunting tasks considering various factors such as proving negligence on part of the care provider. That’s why it’s crucial you engage expert help from law professionals like us at Carlson Bier who know how to navigate the legal landscape apropos your situation successfully. Our approach includes:

• Thorough investigation

• Obtaining medical records confirming signs/symptoms of abuse

• Interviewing witnesses including staff members if necessary

• Collaborating with medical experts

As lawyers specializing in Personal Injury Law related particularly to nursing home abuses—it has always been our endeavor not only tailoring solutions but also educating our clients empowering them with information. Any situation as such could be overwhelming and stressful but having awareness about your filing reporting timelines, rights, potential compensation etc. is a win half achieved.

Our commitment extends to offering comprehensive legal counsel that gives you peace of mind when dealing with a moment in life that’s been made more difficult than it should be. We cater individually to the intricate details of your circumstance and draw from our wealth of experience in similar cases allowing us to fight for fair restitution aggressively.

The Carlson Bier difference lies in not just providing strong legal representation but facilitating an environment where communication stays open, clear, and constant throughout the process to ensure you’re aware at each step while we work tirelessly towards achieving a favorable upshot on your behalf—helping navigate through intricate laws related to Elder Abuse/Neglect leading ultimately towards achievement of justice for victims including their families.

We urge you not just read these lines—but understand them well because each stands symbolic representing relentless pursuit of truth & justice by team Carlson Bier. You undoubtedly deserve to know how much these violations might’ve costed you—in light of that, we provide an unambiguous assessment revealing what your case is worth.

In short, pursuing justice post nursing home abuse doesn’t need to be arduous or perplexing journey—with expert guidance from personally injury law professionals at firm like ours—you’ll find yourself suitably equipped both legally & emotionally traversing this path. Should you want an authentic evaluation accommodating minute details specific to your case and get unerring insights into its prospective worth—use button below? Our team looks forward welcoming another opportunity proving why they’re counted among best personal injury lawyers practicing within state Illinois boundaries.

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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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Nursing Home | Elder Abuse FAQ​

The signs and symptoms of nursing home abuse or neglect can vary depending on the type of abuse or neglect that is occurring. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Physical abuse: This could include bruises, cuts, fractures, and other injuries.
  • Emotional abuse: This could include verbal abuse, intimidation, and isolation.
  • Sexual abuse: This could include sexual touching, intercourse, and other sexual acts.
  • Neglect: This could include malnutrition, dehydration, and poor hygiene.

If you suspect that your loved one is being abused or neglected in a nursing home, you should:

  • Report your suspicions to the nursing home administrator.
  • Contact the local ombudsman, who is an advocate for nursing home residents.
  • File a complaint with the state’s department of health or human services.
  • Contact a nursing home abuse lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a family member of a nursing home abuse or neglect victim, you have the right to:

  • Visit your loved one at any time.
  • Have access to your loved one’s medical records.
  • Be informed of your loved one’s care plan and treatment.
  • File a complaint against the nursing home if you believe your loved one is being abused or neglected.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for nursing home abuse or neglect if your loved one has been injured due to the negligence or recklessness of the nursing home. A nursing home abuse 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 Lincoln Square

Two-Wheeler Mishaps

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

Thermal Wounds

Offering adept legal services for individuals of grave burn injuries caused by accidents or recklessness.

Healthcare Misconduct

Delivering experienced legal support for persons affected by medical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Products Accountability

Handling cases involving dangerous products, delivering expert legal support to victims affected by product malfunctions.

Senior Abuse

Representing the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to misconduct in nursing homes environments, ensuring protection.

Slip and Trip Occurrences

Specialist in addressing trip accident cases, providing legal representation to persons seeking restitution for their suffering.

Infant Damages

Supplying legal assistance for kin affected by medical carelessness resulting in neonatal injuries.

Motor Crashes

Incidents: Concentrated on guiding individuals of car accidents get appropriate compensation for wounds and destruction.

Scooter Mishaps

Specializing in providing legal assistance for motorcyclists involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring fair compensation for harm.

Big Rig Collision

Extending adept legal assistance for persons involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing adequate settlement for harms.

Construction Site Mishaps

Dedicated to defending employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or recklessness.

Cognitive Harms

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

Dog Attack Traumas

Expertise in addressing cases for clients who have suffered harms from K9 assaults or animal attacks.

Foot-traveler Accidents

Specializing in legal advocacy for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering recovery.

Unjust Fatality

Standing up for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, extending understanding and professional legal guidance to ensure justice.

Spine Impairment

Specializing in assisting patients with vertebral damage, offering professional legal representation to secure compensation.

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