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About Carlson Bier Associates

Navigating the complexities of a medical malpractice case requires the profound expertise that Carlson Bier delivers. As dedicated personal injury lawyers, we are steadfast in pursuing justice for victims of medical negligence across Illinois – supporting Macomb residents with compassionate and attentive representation. Medical malpractice cases demand thorough understanding, precise attention to details and an unwavering dedication. We excel on all these fronts at Carlson Bier, relentlessly advocating for our clients’ rights while upholding the highest professional standards. Recognized state-wide for our proficiency in presenting compelling arguments and emphasis on achieving favorable outcomes, choosing us as your legal ally translates into making use of unparalleled competencies cultivated over years of successful litigation experience. Our reputation precedes us not just by words but through tangible results – serving as evidence to our rigorous pursuit towards ensuring every victim gets their due respect and financial settlements they deserve under Illinois laws. With Carlson Bier fighting by your side, consider yourself one step closer to securing justice.

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Macomb Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we specialize in personal injury law with extensive experience and recognized proficiency in handling Medical Malpractice cases. As a trusted legal provider based in Illinois, our mission is to ensure that victims of medical malpractice receive the justice they deserve. These claims require meticulous analysis and profound knowledge of healthcare regulations and standards, both areas which our expert attorneys proficiently cater for.

Medical malpractice refers to situations where patients are harmed or injured because doctors, hospitals, or other healthcare professionals fail to provide them with appropriate medical care. This constitutes any deviation from standard practices that results in patient harm.

• Diagnostic Errors: Misdiagnosis leading to unnecessary treatments can cause prolonged illness or even exacerbate health conditions.

• Surgical Mistakes: Erroneous incisions, improper administration of anesthesia，or even leaving surgical instruments inside body cavities falls under this category.

• Medication errors: Harm caused by wrongly prescribed drugs or incorrect dose falls within this domain.

• Birthing injuries: Negligence during childbirth can lead to permanent disabilities for the mother or child such as cerebral palsy.

Understanding your rights when suspecting that negligence has occurred is crucial. Our team at Carlson Bier aids clients in distinguishing actual violation from unfortunate outcomes that are just part of some procedures’ inherent risk factor – a distinction tricky for laypersons but critical not only for achievements of deserved compensation but also for fostering improvements in healthcare settings.

Notably, Illinois statute allows suits against doctors, nurses, dentists, midwives as well as organizations such as hospitals and nursing homes under Medical Malpractice claims. It necessitates proving fault by illustrating how professional ‘duty of care’ was absent leading to undesired outcome(s). Therefore precision of facts and timing is key; Illinois enforces a two-year lawsuit filing limit after first acknowledging potential negligence while any initiation beyond 4 years is disallowed except particular circumstances relating minors which provide up till 8 years.

Documenting irregularities, maintaining records of all procedures and correspondence, subsequently reviewing those with an expert attorney able to discern the nuances and delineate a compelling legal narrative are fundamental steps towards building a robust defensive plan. Partnering with Carlson Bier significantly enhances your chances of successfully navigating this labyrinthine judicial journey.

Our Professional Responsibility being integral to our ethos at Carlson Bier, guarantee our clients transparent communication every step of the way in their fight for justice while upholding strict confidentiality. Our extensive experience aids us empathize with victims’ distress thus fostering patience eases burdensome procedures for them.

Achieving justice isn’t just about obtaining monetary reparations; it entails restoring confidence in one’s future medical interactions thereby enabling rehabilitation. As well as holding perpetrators accountable prompting enhanced reliability of healthcare system on whole! Being represented by accomplished attorneys like ours who comprehend intricacies of such lawsuits is paramount.

If you suspect that you or a loved one has been victimized due to medical malpractice in Illinois don’t hesitate viewing things through a legal lens designed specifically for these conditions – let’s get started reclaiming what rightfully belongs to you from this damaging ordeal. Click on the button below to receive an estimation of what your case might be worth, free and with no obligation guaranteed. The first step toward restitution starts here and now at Carlson Bier.

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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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Medical Malpractice FAQ​

Medical malpractice is negligence on the part of a healthcare professional that causes harm to a patient. Negligence occurs when a healthcare professional fails to meet the standard of care that is expected of them.

The most common types of medical malpractice include:

  • Misdiagnosis: This occurs when a healthcare professional fails to diagnose a patient’s condition correctly.
  • Delayed diagnosis: This occurs when a healthcare professional does not diagnose a patient’s condition until it is too late.
  • Surgical errors: These errors can occur during or after surgery.
  • Medication errors: These errors can include prescribing the wrong medication, prescribing the wrong dosage, or failing to monitor a patient for side effects.
  • Anesthesia errors: These errors can occur during or after surgery.

The signs and symptoms of medical malpractice can vary depending on the type of malpractice that occurred. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Unexplained injuries: This could include injuries that occurred during surgery or injuries that were not properly treated.
  • Worsening condition: If a patient’s condition worsens after receiving medical care, it may be a sign of medical malpractice.
  • Unexpected death: If a patient dies unexpectedly after receiving medical care, it may be a sign of medical malpractice.

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

  • Surgery: Surgery may be required to correct injuries that were caused by medical malpractice.
  • Physical therapy: Physical therapy may be required to help patients regain their strength and mobility after suffering an injury.
  • Occupational therapy: Occupational therapy may be required to help patients learn to perform activities of daily living after suffering an injury.
  • Medications: Medications may be required to treat pain and other symptoms of medical malpractice injuries.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for medical malpractice if you have been injured due to the negligence of a healthcare professional. A medical malpractice 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 Macomb

Bike Accidents

Specializing in legal advocacy for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' indifference or risky conditions.

Thermal Damages

Giving expert legal advice for people of serious burn injuries caused by events or misconduct.

Healthcare Negligence

Extending dedicated legal advice for clients affected by clinical malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Merchandise Accountability

Dealing with cases involving dangerous products, offering adept legal services to individuals affected by defective items.

Senior Misconduct

Representing the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to mistreatment in elderly care environments, ensuring justice.

Slip and Tumble Mishaps

Skilled in addressing tumble accident cases, providing legal representation to victims seeking compensation for their damages.

Childbirth Wounds

Providing legal guidance for households affected by medical carelessness resulting in neonatal injuries.

Automobile Collisions

Accidents: Committed to assisting patients of car accidents secure equitable payout for hurts and losses.

Bike Mishaps

Expert in providing legal support for motorcyclists involved in scooter accidents, ensuring rightful claims for losses.

Trucking Collision

Extending experienced legal advice for persons involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing adequate recompense for damages.

Worksite Incidents

Focused on defending workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or carelessness.

Brain Injuries

Focused on ensuring dedicated legal advice for clients suffering from cerebral injuries due to carelessness.

Canine Attack Damages

Skilled in handling cases for clients who have suffered traumas from K9 assaults or animal attacks.

Cross-walker Accidents

Dedicated to legal advocacy for joggers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering claims.

Wrongful Loss

Standing up for families affected by a wrongful death, delivering understanding and skilled legal representation to ensure compensation.

Spine Damage

Committed to assisting persons with backbone trauma, offering expert legal services to secure justice.

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