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Sustaining a spinal cord injury can irreversibly change an individual’s life, with extensive physical and emotional hurdles to overcome. You need a legal ally who understands this intimately – Carlson Bier cement their reputation as unparalleled advocates for victims of spinal cord injuries. Based in Illinois, they have successfully brought justice to many clients dealing with the aftermath of grave personal injuries including those involving the spine. Their unmatched experience, coupled with shared compassion for each client’s unique scenario, set them apart from other law firms. Perseverance weathered through long-standing dedication is key while tackling such intricate cases—Carlson Bier personifies it.

Leveraging an unrivaled understanding of local laws that pinpoint accountability enables Carlson Bier attorneys not only to build robust legal arguments but also secure deserved compensation. They understand the cost—the medical care and potential lifelong support—that spinal cord injuries engender isn’t just financial; it’s emotional too! Elevating your opportunity for significant compensation by choosing Carlson Bier means more than receiving monetary reparations or helping cover expenses—it’s about vindication and feeling supported when faced against heavy odds.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Merrionette Park Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we are dedicated to providing outstanding legal support for victims of disastrous incidents, particularly those who’ve sustained a significant Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). As a leading personal injury law firm in Illinois, we understand the severity and lifelong impact that these injuries can have on not just the patient but also their family. Spinal cord damage often results from accidents or violence and typically leads to varying degrees of permanent life changes.

The backbone of our state is its hardworking citizens; likewise, human backbones – containing vertebrae and spinal cords – are essential infrastructure allowing us to walk, feel sensations and perform simple daily activities. Any damage to this part of the body can disrupt communication between your brain and body parts causing temporary or even permanent disability.

Spinal cord injuries manifest in many ways – loss of movement function, sensation alterations, inability to control reflexes or spasms, difficulties with breathing and speaking as well as intense pain or stinging caused by nerve damage. Furthermore:

• These damages could lead to secondary problems like deep vein thrombosis

• Serious infections

• Bladder and bowel complications

• Pressure sores

• Chronic pain

Our experienced team at Carlson Bier understands how devastating it can be when someone’s negligence causes debilitating injuries like SCIs. We pride ourselves on fighting tirelessly for the settlement you deserve while you focus on healing.

Accidents causing SCIs always occur suddenly without giving any individual time to prepare for such an eventuality – emotionally, physically or financially. The rehabilitative treatment necessary for such injuries involves prolonged hospital stays along with expensive physical therapy sessions which coupled with lost wages due increases financial uncertainty further straining individuals’ financial stability.

Once involved in SCI cases one needs immediate access to comprehensive legal support deeply rooted in substantial knowledge about these specific types of situations — enter: Our Illinois-based trusted Personal Injury Attorneys at Carlson Bier. Committed professionals offering years of experience handling such cases: Understanding the medical challenges faced, recognizing financial burdens incurred and above all being at your side throughout ensuring you’re getting justice deserved bringing back some normality into these life-altering experiences.

As attorneys devoted to personal injury law, our capability is in interpreting complex medical damages facilitating linkages between accident causes and injuries resulting in substantial compensation. Thus helping make up for lost wages, cover current as well as future treatment costs, financing physical therapy sessions and any home care services required — providing much-needed support during recovery’s arduous journey.

If you or a loved one have experienced spinal cord injuries due to an accident caused by someone else’s negligence? Time is of essence not only are there Illinois legal deadlines for filing injury claims – latest statutes’ knowledge can also hugely affect the case’s outcome. Our recommendation? Don’t tread this challenging path alone; unwanted financial hardships further increases pressure extending recovery times.

We at Carlson Bier believe that your sole focus right now should be on healing without worrying about how medical bills will get covered or who’ll fight for deserved compensation reclaiming some sense of security back in life; while we take over that responsibility always striving to obtain the best possible results for every client equipping them better against upcoming challenges.

Don’t just take our word though – it’s time to let the highly-rated expert team at Carlson Bier Personal Injuries guide & fight for rightful compensations! Every case has unique aspects requiring personalized approach making it difficult estimating potential settlements without professional insights so why wait? Click the button below today finding out what compensation might await after dealing with such distressing Sci situations — partnering up with well-vetted attorneys offering peace of mind negating uncertainties ahead.

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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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Spinal Cord Injury FAQ​

Spinal cord injuries are commonly caused by traumatic events such as vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and acts of violence like gunshot wounds. Medical conditions like arthritis, cancer, or infections can also lead to spinal cord damage.

Symptoms of a spinal cord injury can vary depending on the severity and location of the injury. Common symptoms include loss of movement, loss of sensation (including the ability to feel heat, cold, and touch), loss of bladder or bowel control, exaggerated reflex activities or spasms, changes in sexual function, pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in the spinal cord, and difficulty breathing, coughing, or clearing secretions from your lungs.

The permanence of a spinal cord injury depends on the severity and type of injury. Complete spinal cord injuries, where all feeling and ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury, have a lower chance of recovery. Incomplete injuries, where there is some motor or sensory function below the affected area, may allow for significant recovery. However, there is currently no cure for a spinal cord injury.

Immediate treatments for spinal cord injuries focus on minimizing further damage and include immobilization, surgery, and medications. Long-term treatment involves rehabilitation, which can include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to help with the emotional aspect of the injury. Technological advances such as exoskeletons, electrical stimulation devices, and ongoing research into cell regeneration and repair are also promising areas for treatment.

The impact of a spinal cord injury on daily life varies widely and depends on the severity of the injury. It can lead to reduced mobility or paralysis, requiring the use of wheelchairs or other assistive devices. It often necessitates modifications to living spaces, vehicles, and workplaces. Spinal cord injuries can also impact personal care, bladder and bowel management, and sexual health. Support systems, adaptive technologies, and rehabilitation can play significant roles in helping individuals lead fulfilling lives post-injury.

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Areas of Practice in Merrionette Park

Bicycle Collisions

Expert in legal representation for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' carelessness or hazardous conditions.

Thermal Injuries

Supplying professional legal services for sufferers of severe burn injuries caused by mishaps or negligence.

Hospital Negligence

Providing dedicated legal advice for clients affected by hospital malpractice, including surgical errors.

Items Obligation

Addressing cases involving defective products, extending professional legal guidance to individuals affected by faulty goods.

Elder Mistreatment

Supporting the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to malpractice in elderly care environments, ensuring protection.

Stumble & Trip Occurrences

Professional in handling trip accident cases, providing legal support to individuals seeking recovery for their injuries.

Childbirth Damages

Providing legal help for relatives affected by medical negligence resulting in infant injuries.

Motor Collisions

Mishaps: Devoted to supporting victims of car accidents obtain fair recompense for harms and destruction.

Motorbike Crashes

Focused on providing legal services for motorcyclists involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring fair compensation for traumas.

Truck Incident

Ensuring professional legal services for victims involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing adequate settlement for damages.

Building Accidents

Dedicated to representing employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or carelessness.

Brain Impairments

Specializing in providing compassionate legal support for individuals suffering from cerebral injuries due to incidents.

K9 Assault Harms

Specialized in tackling cases for persons who have suffered wounds from dog bites or animal assaults.

Cross-walker Collisions

Specializing in legal support for joggers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering damages.

Unwarranted Passing

Striving for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, delivering empathetic and skilled legal representation to ensure justice.

Backbone Damage

Specializing in representing individuals with paralysis, offering specialized legal support to secure recovery.

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