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About Carlson Bier Associates

When facing a spinal cord injury, identifying effective professional representation becomes quintessential. The Carlson Bier law firm is renowned for its exceptional prowess in the legal dynamics associated with spinal cord injuries. Our experienced team understands the intricate complexities of such cases and houses an exemplary record of securing deserved compensation for victims grappling with these life-altering traumas. Residing in Illinois, we are familiar with the specific state laws governing these injury claims and utilize this knowledge to maximize your settlement potential effectively.

Our commitment transcends simply remedying financial constraints; it extends to restoring dignity and self-esteem lost due to debilitating injuries, thereby reinstituting normalcy into our clients’ lives. Championship advocacy from seasoned attorneys poised at navigating murky litigation waters: that’s what defines Carlson Bier.

We are not just lawyers; we’re committed partners invested in helping you navigate past these trials towards a brighter future. If a reliable advocate adept at handling Spinal Cord Injury cases wisely is what you seek, look no further than Carlson Bier – proven champions for justice! Empathetic understanding coupled with aggressive pursuit – This duality embodies our brand’s Reputation while underlining unwavering service quality dedicated exclusively towards your wellbeing.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Momence Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we specialize in representing clients with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI). Not only do spinal cord injuries disrupt your life, but they also come with extensive costs for treatment and vital changes to the quality of your everyday living. Our experienced personal injury lawyers understand the significant impacts these injuries can place on individuals and their families.

We want you to know that a spinal cord injury is a serious matter. It often results from incidents such as vehicle accidents, slips, falls, or acts of violence. The consequences vary significantly depending on the severity and level of the spinal cord damage. Some individuals may experience pain or paralysis while others may suffer from reduced mobility or loss of bodily functions.

Having thorough knowledge concerning SCI is imperative in gaining a clearer understanding about these debilitating traumas. Here are some key aspects:

• Types of SCI: Broadly categorized into two types – complete and incomplete. A complete injury means there’s no sensory information passing through the injured area whereas an incomplete one allows some degree of communication between brain and body parts below the injury.

• Common Symptoms: These might include muscle weakness, inability to control movement, chronic pain and sensitivity to stimuli.

• Complications: Beyond basic motor dysfunction issues, long-term effects could involve respiratory complications, bowel bladder difficulties or even pressure sores due to non-mobility.

Our goal at Carlson Bier is not just providing legal assistance but also critical counsel so that you are equipped with necessary facts about your condition as well as options for financial compensation which you rightly deserve.

Proving liability in a spinal cord case requires careful examination of evidence including medical reports/images and involvement of expert testimonies if required; complexities that our proficient lawyers are adept at handling. For optimal results possible under the Illinois law upon determining fault by negligence standards, it becomes crucial to choose litigators who bring both compassion towards your plight along with vigorous representation skills in suing those accountable.

With many factors involved in estimating the cost of a spinal cord injury over a lifetime, it’s clear this isn’t just about medical expenses. There’s loss of income to consider, together with lifestyle adaptations required and ongoing care costs. While the legal process can be challenging, Carlson Bier is here for you every step of the way.

We value open communication and transparency with our clients which has led many people to choose us as their trusted representation in personal injury matters. Our dedication towards safeguarding your rights ensures we fight aggressively for maximum compensation that lawfully comprehends all your current or future financial needs related to SCI.

Casually leaving these injuries unattended will not deliver justice; neither does choosing any lawyer suffice when dealing with such life-changing instances. What you need is a specialist attorney who treats you with utmost respect considering human dynamics while providing impassioned defense using years of knowledge fighting similar cases, defending victims like yourself.

Our relentless pursuit for justice means we continue working tirelessly taking into account each detail pertinent to your case – investigating circumstances surrounding the incident leading causing your injury, proving negligence on part of those responsible and negotiating earnestly for effective settlement amounts from insurers. But if necessary to ensure your rights are served optimally, prepare wholeheartedly readying ourselves to take matters up-to trial litigations.

Trust us at Carlson Bier where our experience combined with compassionate approach formulates an invincible force fighting fervently ensuring you get what rightfully belongs –justice served while recovering suitable damages meant covering aspects beyond immediate treatments extending into longer-term care & other indirect factors caused due SCI.

Don’t be on hold anymore – click the button below now to find out how much your case could potentially be worth! Assessment done by one our expert lawyers help appraise fairly bringing light upon pragmatic approaches meant charting a course direction promising reclaiming parts deteriorated because traumatic injuries claimed unfairly upon your life’s harmony; thus endeavoring stay dimming lights overshadowed due spinal cord injury.

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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 Momence

Bike Accidents

Dedicated to legal assistance for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to others's carelessness or dangerous conditions.

Thermal Traumas

Giving expert legal help for victims of major burn injuries caused by events or misconduct.

Healthcare Negligence

Ensuring dedicated legal assistance for persons affected by healthcare malpractice, including negligent care.

Goods Responsibility

Taking on cases involving defective products, offering specialist legal guidance to consumers affected by faulty goods.

Aged Mistreatment

Supporting the rights of elders who have been subjected to mistreatment in nursing homes environments, ensuring restitution.

Stumble and Slip Injuries

Professional in handling tumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to individuals seeking redress for their harm.

Birth Wounds

Offering legal guidance for households affected by medical incompetence resulting in childbirth injuries.

Car Crashes

Accidents: Focused on assisting clients of car accidents obtain appropriate payout for wounds and impairment.

Motorcycle Incidents

Focused on providing legal services for riders involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring fair compensation for traumas.

Semi Crash

Offering professional legal assistance for individuals involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing just recovery for damages.

Construction Mishaps

Focused on assisting workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or negligence.

Cognitive Traumas

Dedicated to ensuring expert legal services for persons suffering from cognitive injuries due to accidents.

Dog Bite Harms

Adept at dealing with cases for people who have suffered damages from canine attacks or creature assaults.

Jogger Accidents

Focused on legal services for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering damages.

Unjust Demise

Fighting for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, providing caring and expert legal guidance to ensure justice.

Spine Harm

Expert in advocating for patients with backbone trauma, offering compassionate legal services to secure settlement.

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