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About Carlson Bier Associates

Bearing the weight of a birth injury can be overwhelming, emotionally draining and financially disruptive. Carlson Bier is dedicated to championing the cause of affected parents in Mark. Crafting legal strategies carefully molded by exhaustive investigation and profound knowledge, this Illinois-based team brings unparalleled commitment to your case. Unraveling complicacies surrounding Birth Injuries suits requires deep-rooted understanding of both medical details and nuanced law; exactly where Carlson Bier excels remarkably! Our trusted attorneys are experienced in exploring every possible avenue towards rightful reparation whilst deciphering complex medical jargon into comprehensible facts for you – serving as staunch support that alleviates your distress. Unlike generic lawyer firms, our specialization lets us delve deeper, gauge core issues meticulously thus securing comprehensive compensation for trauma endured–medical costs today, tomorrow’s rehabilitation expenses or life-long special needs support services if required. Hope should never have an expiration date; choose expert counsel from Carlson Bier when navigating these tumultuous times encompassing Birth Injuries litigation.

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Mark Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we are a renowned personal injury law firm based in the heart of Illinois, proudly providing dedicated representation to individuals and families who have suffered due to Birth Injuries. Our team of experienced attorneys understands that Birth Injuries can be a traumatic event, often causing detrimental emotional and financial strain on families. Therefore, we are committed to working tirelessly delivering justice while easing your burden.

Birth Injuries differ vastly in terms of their cause and severity but share one commonality – they all stem from medical negligence before, during or after delivery. These incidents may result from multiple factors such as improper use of medical instruments, delayed caesarian sections, or failure to appropriately respond to fetal distress signals. However you came into these circumstances, our primary goal at Carlson Bier is to help victims seek rightful compensation for their sufferings and bring those accountable to justice.

• Cerebral Palsy: A widespread birth injury caused by lack of oxygen flow during labor leading to lifelong disabilities in movement and muscle control.

• Forceps/Vacuum Extractor Injury: Excessive force used during assisted deliveries can lead to severe injuries like skull fractures or facial palsy.

• Brachial Plexus & Erb’s Palsy: Caused by damaging the baby’s shoulder nerves due to forceful pulling during delivery resulting in weakness/paralysis in the arm.

• Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE): A severe form of brain damage caused due to oxygen deprivation leading possible developmental delays or cognitive issues.

Each case is unique concerning Birth Injuries hence it requires meticulous attention when pursuing legal recourse. At Carlson Bier, through an exhaustive investigation process which includes analyzing medical records meeting with healthcare experts; we diligently construct a compelling case illustrating proof of negligence directly contributing towards your child’s injury.

As part of our comprehensive client-centered approach, we believe in educating our clients about their legal rights so they can make informed decisions regarding their future. If your child has fallen victim to a Birth Injury, ensure that you consider the following:

• Statute of Limitations: In Illinois, legal actions pertaining to Birth Injuries should be initiated within eight years from the date of injury or before the affected child turns 22 – whichever comes first.

• Agency Affiliation: Not only doctors but hospitals, clinics or other medical entities may also be pinned accountable for negligent acts performed by their staff.

• Standard of Care: The most crucial factor while filing a lawsuit is demonstrating that there was a breach in medical ‘standard of care’ which led to the complaint’s birth injury.

At Carlson Bier, we are here every step of the way during this process and beyond; striving relentlessly to secure maximum reparations deserved for your agony. We understand no amount can ever truly compensate for your child’s suffering, yet monetary remunerations can significantly assist with current and future medical expenses along with supporting your family through challenging times.

If you’re coping with adverse impacts witnessing your newborn undergo undue struggle due to someone else’s negligence, we extend our deepest sympathies. While we cannot undo what transpired, rest assured knowing Carlson Bier will staunchly timelessly advocate on behalf advocating justice and rightful compensation dedicatedly serving as relentless advocates on your behalf. Dealing meticulously each case with profound sensitivity respect ensuring compassion stands equal footing alongside resolution– it’s just one of many ways we place humanity at core practice delivering trust experience unmatched into courtroom into homes lives clients.

Embarking towards making path easier makeable isn’t simple – requires grit determination fueled immense resilience help navigate turn complex ordeal least bit bearable families children struggling aftermath birth injuries remember around provide guidance requisite understanding plethora legal options awaiting disposal working towards achieving best interest effectively efficiently cases entrusted upon us ensures scar adversity rests healing shadow imminent recovery justice inevitable closure await pathway jurisprudence beckons mightwhiting never alone circumstances choose might otherwise purport must remember every daunting indignity faced withstand face adversity measured how prominently hits ground rather bounces back– hold true individuals confronting ordeal birth injury stand testament resilience unyielding spirit push towards restoration justice lives seamless resolve endeavor bring forth families impacted.

We invite you to explore your legal options by clicking on the button below. Our comprehensive case evaluation will help shed light on potential compensation figures for your unique circumstances. With our team at Carlson Bier, rest assured as we tirelessly strive to validate your rightful claims and fight ardently for justice that you and your loved ones deserve.

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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 Mark

Pedal Cycle Collisions

Focused on legal services for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' recklessness or hazardous conditions.

Fire Damages

Providing professional legal advice for sufferers of severe burn injuries caused by incidents or misconduct.

Medical Misconduct

Ensuring experienced legal representation for individuals affected by healthcare malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Goods Accountability

Taking on cases involving unsafe products, delivering skilled legal guidance to consumers affected by faulty goods.

Nursing Home Misconduct

Representing the rights of seniors who have been subjected to abuse in aged care environments, ensuring fairness.

Stumble & Slip Incidents

Adept in addressing stumble accident cases, providing legal advice to clients seeking restitution for their damages.

Neonatal Harms

Delivering legal support for loved ones affected by medical carelessness resulting in neonatal injuries.

Motor Mishaps

Incidents: Committed to supporting sufferers of car accidents gain just remuneration for damages and losses.

Bike Crashes

Dedicated to providing legal support for riders involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring just recovery for harm.

18-Wheeler Mishap

Ensuring professional legal representation for persons involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing adequate compensation for losses.

Worksite Collisions

Concentrated on advocating for staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or recklessness.

Brain Traumas

Specializing in delivering dedicated legal representation for persons suffering from cerebral injuries due to accidents.

Dog Attack Traumas

Specialized in tackling cases for clients who have suffered wounds from dog bites or beast attacks.

Jogger Mishaps

Dedicated to legal representation for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering recovery.

Wrongful Death

Fighting for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, delivering understanding and experienced legal support to ensure redress.

Neural Damage

Dedicated to defending victims with vertebral damage, offering compassionate legal assistance to secure redress.

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