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If you’re in Matteson and have suffered burn injuries due to someone else’s negligence, Carlson Bier is the law firm that stands ready to champion your cause. At Carlson Bier, our lawyers specialize in handling burn injury cases. We understand the intense pain and extensive medical treatments often associated with these types of injuries. Years of experience have equipped us with an acute knowledge about insurance company tactics as well as expert strategies for obtaining maximum compensation on behalf of our clients. Empathetic yet assertive, we don’t just advocate; we form robust partnerships with our clients.

In addition to legal know-how, we ensure a comprehensive understanding of the physical aspects involved in treating burn injuries by closely collaborating with professional medical consultants. This gives us an edge while negotiating settlements or crucially defending your rights at trial.

With a track record built on successful outcomes and satisfied clients across Illinois state, trust only Carlson Bier when it comes to mapping out a gainful strategy for navigating through this ordeal together after suffering from serious burns.

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Burn Injuries Lawyers in Matteson Illinois

At Carlson Bier, our experienced team of personal injury attorneys provides robust legal representation to those who have sustained burn injuries due to the negligence or wrongful conduct of another individual or business entity. Located in Illinois, our firm is dedicated to advocating for your rights and ensuring that you receive the compensation you deserve.

Burn injuries can transpire under various circumstances such as house fires, faulty wiring or machinery at work, chemical exposure leading to skin burns, and even motor vehicle accidents where flammable materials are involved. The recovery journey for a burn injury victim usually involves extensive medical treatments ranging from debridement procedures to alleviate pain and repair damage caused by tissue necrosis, all the way up to complex surgeries including skin grafts and reconstructive surgery. These strenuous processes not only cause physical torment but also cast an emotional toll.

Notable aspects about burn injuries include:

– Different degrees of burns: First-degree burns affect only the skin’s outer layer (epidermis), while second-degree burns go deeper into the dermis layer causing blisters. Third-degree burns are most severe with damages extending through every layer of skin leading potentially to nerve damage.

– Extent of injuries: Burns can cause swelling, blistering, scarring, infections and may necessitate long-term care in severe cases.

– Associated costs: Treatments are often costly involving medication expenses, hospital stays, rehabilitation costs among other expenses; besides these overt monetary burdens there stand immense indirect impacts such like loss of income potential owing to disability.

Looking beyond these key factors associated with burn injuries brings us closer towards understanding how personal injury claims related specifically to them function in Illinois.

Our proficient attorney teams at Carlson Bier guide clients through pertinent liability laws applicable under state jurisdiction. Typically known as comparative fault laws which highlight that an injured person can pursue a claim provided they were 50% or less at fault. Additionally navigated deftly by our premises liability attorney group is understanding of “duty of care” and liability towards injuries due to negligence such as landlord’s responsibility for not fixing faulty electrical wiring leading to burns.

Working with an expert legal team like Carlson Bier, ensures compelling representation by attorneys who understand intricacies around burn injury litigation. From gathering appropriate evidence, medical documentation, expert opinions, negotiating a fair settlement or advocating for your rights in court if necessary, we stand committed towards maximizing claim recovery.

At Carlson Bier, you will find detailed attention to every individual case backed by thorough professional expertise. Your well-being is our top priority – it’s about more than just winning the case; it’s about rebuilding lives post-injury. We aim at helping you get back on your feet via strong legal support aligned seamlessly with your specific needs.

Choosing to go through this process alone might delay things or even risk compromising rightful compensation due under complex seen-and-unseen considerations around litigating personal injury claims. The journey does not have to be lonely nor unaccompanied; our committed team will work relentlessly assessing all possible options aiming at best possible outcome while respecting limits imposed by statues of limitation (the duration within which you need to file a lawsuit) and ensuring adherence to Illinois laws.

We invite you accordingly now into initiation of this crucial first step – reaching out for expert help tailored efficiently per your unique circumstances. As seasoned professionals dealing specifically with personal injury claims related especially to burn injuries – the experience that we bring onto table attesting specialization duly complemented by genuine compassion presents really a combination poised favorably towards comprehensive relief sought amidst trying circumstances.

Don’t hesitate! Take the next step toward achieving justice today. Simply click on the button below and let us help determine how much your case could potentially be worth in terms of financial compensation so integral towards reinstating normalcy into life most meaningfully impacted after suffering burn injuries.

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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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Burn Accident FAQ​

There are three main types of burn injuries:

  • First-degree burns: These burns affect the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. They cause redness, pain, and swelling.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns affect the epidermis and the dermis, the second layer of skin. They cause redness, pain, swelling, and blistering.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns destroy the epidermis and the dermis, and can also damage the underlying tissues. They cause white, leathery, or charred skin.

Burn injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Heat: This includes flames, hot liquids, steam, and hot objects.
  • Electricity: Electrical burns can be caused by contact with live wires or outlets.
  • Chemicals: Chemical burns can be caused by exposure to acids, alkalis, and other corrosive substances.
  • Radiation: Radiation burns can be caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun or to other types of radiation.

The signs and symptoms of a burn injury will vary depending on the severity of the burn. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Redness
  • Pain
  • Swelling
  • Blistering
  • Charred skin
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Shock

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

  • First-degree burns: These burns typically heal on their own within a few days. However, it is important to keep the area clean and moist.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns may need to be treated with medication or surgery.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns typically require surgery and skin grafts.

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Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your burn injury was caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person or party. A burn 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 Crashes

Proficient in legal assistance for people injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' negligence or dangerous conditions.

Burn Damages

Providing professional legal assistance for sufferers of intense burn injuries caused by incidents or misconduct.

Healthcare Incompetence

Extending specialist legal support for persons affected by hospital malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Goods Liability

Handling cases involving defective products, delivering adept legal assistance to clients affected by harmful products.

Elder Malpractice

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

Tumble & Slip Injuries

Specialist in dealing with trip accident cases, providing legal support to clients seeking recovery for their losses.

Birth Harms

Supplying legal guidance for relatives affected by medical incompetence resulting in neonatal injuries.

Motor Incidents

Incidents: Dedicated to helping victims of car accidents gain just remuneration for harms and harm.

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Committed to providing legal support for motorcyclists involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring just recovery for damages.

18-Wheeler Crash

Delivering adept legal services for drivers involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing appropriate compensation for hurts.

Construction Accidents

Committed to representing workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or misconduct.

Neurological Injuries

Dedicated to ensuring specialized legal services for victims suffering from cognitive injuries due to accidents.

K9 Assault Injuries

Adept at dealing with cases for people who have suffered wounds from K9 assaults or creature assaults.

Pedestrian Incidents

Focused on legal representation for joggers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering recovery.

Unfair Fatality

Working for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, providing sensitive and expert legal representation to ensure compensation.

Backbone Harm

Specializing in supporting patients with spinal cord injuries, offering specialized legal assistance to secure compensation.

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