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If you’ve been involved in a pedestrian accident, securing the expertise of Carlson Bier is essential to ensure your case receives equitable attention. With a deep-rooted commitment to upholding the rights of Mattoon victims, our team specializes in examining meticulous details surrounding your pedestrian accident. We are dedicated to providing services that pledge for maximum compensation as we understand that such incidents can wreak havoc on your life – physically and emotionally. Challenge becomes ours when coordinating with insurance companies and negligent parties while safeguarding your interests remains our prime objective. Our attorneys analyze every aspect meticulously from witness statements to recreating accident scenes thus leaving no stone unturned. Serving Illinois, Carlson Bier has cultivated a reputation synonymous with diligence and unwavering dedication making us ideally positioned for handling any type of pedestrian accidents lawsuits; thereby restoring lives back towards normality amidst adversity quicker than one might anticipate.

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Pedestrian Accident Lawyers in Mattoon Illinois

Pedestrian accidents can frequently result in severe injuries or even fatalities, particularly because walkers and joggers are far more exposed than car occupants. When it comes to pedestrian incidents, Carlson Bier Personal Injury Attorney Group is dedicated to advocating for the rights of individuals who have been harmed by others’ negligence or misconduct while traversing streets and roadways in Illinois.

Primarily, pedestrian accidents often entail a driver failing to exercise due care when handling their vehicle around immobile targets like people on foot. A wide range of circumstances could cause this failure including distracted driving, speed limit violations, impaired driving from alcohol or drugs misuse and rejecting crosswalk signals.

Additionally, defective auto components such as brakes may precipitate the occurrence of an accident involving pedestrians. Walking zones that lack proper infrastructure such as sidewalks and crosswalks also increase chances of such kind of unfortunate events happening.

Victims stand a chance to get compensation which encompasses medical expenses already incurred and those anticipated for future treatment related to accident injuries. The law also allows you to claim lost wages due any period missed at work during recovery plus loss of earning capacity when your ability to perform certain job functions has been influenced by your injuries post-accident.

Pain suffering induced by the accident falls under compensable damages too – physical discomfort is one item but emotional stress tagged along possible trauma following the incident should be compensated for as well; a proper attorney can help you articulate wisely these somewhat intangible aspects in court settings.

The Carlson Bier team specializes in carrying out thorough investigations on anything related to potential claims about pedestrian accidents. From site inspections to reviewing medical records, police reports acquisition up towards witness interviews- we leave no stone unturned.

How pedestrian laws are applied varies with locales across towns within Illinois – thus ensuring your chosen representation understands them thoroughly is crucial. Our team prides itself on possessing expansive knowledge applicable ordinances not only general state ones but also specific city regulations within our practicing areas.

In contrast to popular misconceptions, the color of traffic light doesn’t always secure a pedestrian’s legal right-of-way. Areas where there are marked and unmarked crosswalks define how compensation claims can be pursued in court, hence necessary attorney should deeply understand these details.

No one ever anticipates an accident when stepping out for just a ground covering exercise or short stroll around as everything urns chaotic in seconds making it highly challenging trying to piece together happened if you became a victim; accordingly, this is best understood by experienced representation from Carlson Bier.

We believe that nobody deserves being on receiving end harm due negligence anyone thus passionately committed fighting for your rights ensuring sufficiently compensated any losses suffered: emotional, physical financial standpoint lies within power help rectify such undesired sequences life attributed someone’s misconduct general carelessness.

At Carlson Bier Personal Injury Attorney Group practice law with a firm belief justice derives not from high-polished legalese but rather its practical application everyday lives folks we serve. Our team of skilled attorneys draws on broad foundation knowledge yet precise understanding local city ordinances regarding pedestrian accidents serving clients areas availability ensure obtain fair compensation live prosperously progression case trial eventual resolution handled utmost professionalism and focus.

Click the button below to find out how much value your case might hold and help us start helping you recover what is rightfully yours. Our dedicated personal injury attorneys are ready to fight hard for you while treating you with the respect and care you deserve throughout this often difficult process. Rest assured knowing that with Carlson Bier at your side, your journey to healing will become more tenable as we work tirelessly towards achieving justice on behalf of our esteemed clients dealing with tragic effects of unfortunate and unwelcome events pertaining to pedestrian accidents.

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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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Pedal Cycle Crashes

Expert in legal advocacy for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to others' carelessness or perilous conditions.

Thermal Injuries

Extending skilled legal advice for people of grave burn injuries caused by incidents or indifference.

Clinical Negligence

Ensuring specialist legal assistance for persons affected by clinical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Merchandise Obligation

Dealing with cases involving unsafe products, offering expert legal assistance to individuals affected by harmful products.

Senior Misconduct

Advocating for the rights of elders who have been subjected to abuse in nursing homes environments, ensuring fairness.

Trip & Tumble Incidents

Adept in dealing with slip and fall accident cases, providing legal support to individuals seeking compensation for their damages.

Childbirth Damages

Supplying legal support for loved ones affected by medical incompetence resulting in newborn injuries.

Car Collisions

Mishaps: Concentrated on helping clients of car accidents get just remuneration for hurts and impairment.

Motorcycle Accidents

Specializing in providing legal support for victims involved in bike accidents, ensuring justice for harm.

Trucking Incident

Ensuring experienced legal representation for clients involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing adequate claims for losses.

Construction Collisions

Focused on advocating for workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or negligence.

Brain Damages

Dedicated to ensuring compassionate legal assistance for victims suffering from neurological injuries due to misconduct.

Canine Attack Wounds

Specialized in handling cases for clients who have suffered injuries from canine attacks or wildlife encounters.

Jogger Collisions

Dedicated to legal advocacy for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering compensation.

Unwarranted Fatality

Striving for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, offering caring and professional legal guidance to ensure justice.

Vertebral Injury

Expert in representing persons with backbone trauma, offering specialized legal services to secure settlement.

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