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About Carlson Bier Associates

When faced with the emotionally wrenching circumstances surrounding birth injuries, it’s critical to align yourself with a law firm that carries not only expertise but also a profound understanding of your plight. Carlson Bier is undeniably an optimal choice for this delicate scenario. With unmatched proficiency in personal injury law and a distinguished reputation throughout Illinois, we stand as pillars of resolute support amidst overwhelming uncertainty. Our sterling track record validates our aptitude to navigate birth injury cases effectively; rest assured, Carlson Bier lawyers are committed upholders of justice ready to make every possible stride towards recompense. We vigilantly delve into the complexities accompanied by your case ensuring accurate interpretation and representation in court proceedings while practicing empathy every step along the path. No matter how convoluted or frustratingly slow justice may seem, trust in our relentless pursuit championing your rights. Birth injuries can result from preventable negligence; don’t let those culpable escape without accountability – seek advice from us at Carlson Bier where each client’s despair turns into hope through legal triumphs.

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Matteson Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, your esteemed personal injury attorneys dedicated to serving you within the Illinois State jurisdiction. Grounded in a deep heritage of rigorous law practice and an indomitable commitment to justice, our firm specializes in offering proficient guidance and assertive representation for issues pertaining to Birth Injuries.

In addressing birth-related damages, we strive not only to assist you legally but also extend thorough educational insights that enlighten on the various aspects around birth injuries. You see, these kind of injuries occur during childbirth due either to mechanical force (such as compression and traction) or diminished oxygen supply—a condition medically referred to as asphyxia.

• Mechanical Force: Traction or compression can result in trauma such as fractures or nerve damage. It’s often related with instruments like forceps and vacuum extraction devices used during delivery.

• Asphyxia: This triggers Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), an event where the baby doesn’t receive enough oxygen leading brain cells’ deprivation which could manifest as developmental delays or cerebral palsy.

A birth injury may be subtle—displaying mild symptoms such as weak muscle tone—or severe like mental impairment and physical deformities. Other outcomes include Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities among other conditions that tend to project their presence later during childhood development stages.

Unfortunately, considering children lack articulation skills for drawing attention towards potential health anomalies resulting from birth injuries—their diagnosis is largely dependent on parents’ observation, prompt reporting followed by comprehensive assessments conducted by paediatricians.

At this juncture, it’s important highlighting how Illinois’s statute of limitations affects legal procedures surrounding child-birth harms. For filing cases involving minors younger than 18 years, we navigate two basic rules:

Firstly—unless impaired by intellectual disability/mental illness—the case must be filed within eight years from when the casualty took place without exceeding minor’s 22nd birthday. Secondly, the discovery rule provision which can be employed to extend/shorten the necessity for filing a lawsuit depending on when injury’s magnitude was discovered.

We’re aware that most childbirth complications causing mother/baby harm are preventable given proper medical attention and do our utmost in litigating these cases—employing diligent investigation processes helping attribute liabilities rightly, with the aim of ensuring victims get deserved legal compensation. Each case is given due diligence and pursued with a unique approach backed by substantial evidence, taking into account individual experiences as reflected under the law.

Grounded in our team’s resourcefulness, adaptability and wealth of experience—we’ve established ourselves as an authority in matters birth-injury litigation—and played central roles in attaining settlements worth millions of dollars over time.

While all this may cause you apprehension or confusion—you don’t need to face it alone. Noting how daunting confronting negligent health practitioners or navigating complex tort laws could become during such challenging times—your story needs professional backing by experienced Personal Injury Attorneys such as Carlson Bier who remain unsparing until justice is achieved!

Our experts hold vast experience with birth injury lawsuits—giving your case individually tailored prime advocacy that ensures your rights are protected while working towards securing highest possible settlements. Stemming from pursuits of fairness across numerous successful similar cases—involving obstetrician neglects to midwife malpractices—our expertise allows families affected by undesirable birth outcomes some relief attributed by financial stability enabling better care for their children through compensation payouts.

In essence, at Carlson Bier we don’t just offer legal representation but take you through an educative journey about every intricacy concerning birth injuries—from causes, symptoms and even complications rising from delayed diagnoses! This way, your family enjoys absolute understanding about what exactly happened leading empowerment making informed decisions relating child’s future supportive needs—for instance neurodevelopment therapy/training—if necessity dictates so going forward.

From our heart to yours, you deserve an adept and compassionate partner to walk this journey with you. As personal injury attorneys that care deeply about convenience for our clients, click on the button below to take advantage of a proprietary assessment tool determining immediate estimated case worth. Trust Carlson Bier: Quality representation steering towards your rightful compensation!

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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 Matteson

Cycling Mishaps

Specializing in legal representation for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' carelessness or perilous conditions.

Flame Wounds

Supplying adept legal assistance for victims of severe burn injuries caused by incidents or carelessness.

Physician Malpractice

Extending experienced legal services for victims affected by physician malpractice, including surgical errors.

Items Fault

Addressing cases involving dangerous products, providing expert legal support to customers affected by product malfunctions.

Elder Misconduct

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

Tumble and Stumble Incidents

Professional in tackling stumble accident cases, providing legal representation to sufferers seeking recovery for their harm.

Birth Wounds

Providing legal assistance for families affected by medical carelessness resulting in birth injuries.

Car Mishaps

Crashes: Dedicated to aiding victims of car accidents get reasonable payout for hurts and losses.

Two-Wheeler Incidents

Dedicated to providing legal support for riders involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for losses.

18-Wheeler Crash

Ensuring experienced legal advice for persons involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing rightful settlement for damages.

Worksite Crashes

Concentrated on advocating for staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or carelessness.

Cognitive Harms

Focused on delivering specialized legal advice for clients suffering from neurological injuries due to carelessness.

Canine Attack Harms

Specialized in dealing with cases for victims who have suffered traumas from K9 assaults or wildlife encounters.

Foot-traveler Incidents

Committed to legal representation for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering restitution.

Unfair Death

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, supplying sensitive and skilled legal services to ensure justice.

Spine Injury

Focused on assisting clients with paralysis, offering compassionate legal representation to secure justice.

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