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About Carlson Bier Associates

If you’ve tragically lost a loved one due to wrongful death in Mount Sterling, Carlson Bier offers unparalleled professional legal assistance. With an unsurpassed dedication to justice, this esteemed law firm exemplifies skill and understanding during these trying times. Built on the ethos of compassion infused with assertive legal representation, Carlson Bier provides impeccable service to ensure maximum compensation for your loss. Prowess and proficiency set them apart when navigating complex legal terrains associated with wrongful death cases. Their remarkable track record reflects a deep commitment to each case undertaken; their tenacity and staunch advocacy have successfully brought peace of mind and financial relief to grieving families impacted by such devastating events. Allow their extensive expertise in Illinois Wrongful Death Law guide you through this heartrending process as they anchor disputes under statutes specific to wrongful deaths proficiently – a testament of great insight into intricate legal loopholes that could otherwise be overlooked without seasoned attorney advice. Choose Carlson Bier – champions for justice amidst sorrow.

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Mount Sterling Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the many ways a wrongful death can impact your life. This term refers to a situation where an individual loses their life due to another person’s legal fault. Wrongful deaths can occur in various incidents like car accidents, medical malpractice, workplace disasters, and more. As experienced personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, we possess comprehensive knowledge about the intricacies of handling these cases.

Unfortunately, when this devastating event occurs, it leaves emotional trauma as well as incalculable financial losses behind. Those left bereft – families and dependents – face substantial burdens. Hospital bills may need settling or funeral costs meted out while grappling with unexpected loss of income. It’s critical at such times to have reliable litigators representing your interests.

• Emotional Distress: Wrongful death often results in overwhelming grief for family members.

• Medical Expenses: Prior-death medical expenses related directly to the incident can also be claimed.

• Funeral Costs: These are usually claimable within wrongful death compensation packages.

• Loss Of Income: If pre-deceased was earning for family members or dependents who relied on them financially.

Navigating through this widely complex area intertwining emotional pain and legal aspects requires precision and sound judgment which our firm provides abundantly.

Understanding that each case has its unique dynamics is key in crafting effective litigation strategies. Although all cases share a broad umbrella termed as “wrongful death”, they’re non-duplicative regarding circumstances leading up to them or aftermath reactions caused by them. Such specifics demand not just profound expertise but also sensitivity that grasps how human stories intersect intimately with law facets; exactly what defines our service ethos at Carlson Bier.

Crucially remembering appropriate filing deadlines enhances success chances considerably since statute rules within Illinois boundaries provide only two years from deceased’s passing date for claim lodging except under special conditions.

We pride ourselves on unrivaled experience levels translating into enviable track records spanning many decades. It’s our firm belief that optimal settlements typically result from a combination of solid negotiation skills and willing readiness to head for trial where necessary.

Within Carlson Bier, we pride ourselves on always putting clients’ interests first by involving them at every process stage while ensuring their legal journey remains seamless; we understand that in circumstances like these, the last thing anyone needs is administrative burden complexities.

Remember, multiple points determine compensation resolution such as deceased’s life expectancy at death time alongside income level had she or he survived — this explains why payouts vary massively from case to another. Parents’ wrongful deaths might yield recovery costs regarding nurtures lost whereas spouse demises incorporate consortium loss and more.

Our commitment towards your cause never wavers: think robust representation dedicated unwaveringly through thick-and-thin till justice eventually prevails. At Carlson Bier, believing passionately in what we do daily fuels our motivation propelling devotion levels ahead relentlessly regardless of rough path sections endured along-the-way – all aimed ultimately at securing fair settlement packages favorable to you.

We’ve helped many people negotiate significantly highest settlements maintaining rightful dues get paid fully without compromise playing field imbalances just because some corporate giant appears to loom large overhead amidst unfair odds already fraught with overwhelming tragedy imprints left behind.

The good news? Attorney fees won’t worry you because they’re contingent upon success only – meaning charges apply solely once victorious claim results get attained; no win translates into zero fee! Now isn’t that reassuring indeed?

In essence, despite conceding grief doesn’t have counters portraying exact numeracy dimensions purporting it reflects proportional dollar equivalents accurately, law nonetheless reckons compensating victims somehow alleviates painful aftermath effects felt widely upon losing beloved ones – as Coldplay’s Chris Martin softly whispered within Fix You lyrics “… lights guide home and ignite bones… try fix you.”

Click the button below right now to evaluate how much your case potentially brings forth because unclaimed compensation cannot recover lost loved one; however, it somewhat lessens strains accompanying road recovery. To every victim out there navigating heart-breaking twists financial implications pose upon wholly unfair yet sadly mortal life realities unfolding — Carlson Bier deeply empathizes while keenly offering professional help hand generous legal support options extending beyond offerings ordinarily available anywhere else.

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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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Wrongful Death FAQ​

Wrongful death occurs when a person’s death is caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person.

The following people may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit:

  • The spouse or children of the deceased
  • The parents of the deceased
  • The siblings of the deceased
  • The personal representative of the deceased’s estate

To prove a wrongful death claim in Illinois, the plaintiff must prove the following elements:

  • The defendant owed the deceased a duty of care.
  • The defendant breached that duty of care.
  • The breach of duty caused the death of the deceased.
  • The plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the death of the deceased.

In a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include lost wages, medical expenses, and funeral expenses.
  • Non-pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the non-financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include pain and suffering, loss of consortium, and loss of parental guidance.

The statute of limitations for wrongful death lawsuits in Illinois is two years. This means that you have two years from the date of the death to file a lawsuit.

If you have any questions about your legal rights or options after a wrongful death, you should contact an experienced wrongful death attorney.

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Areas of Practice in Mount Sterling

Bicycle Crashes

Focused on legal representation for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' indifference or risky conditions.

Flame Injuries

Giving expert legal services for patients of serious burn injuries caused by incidents or negligence.

Hospital Malpractice

Extending experienced legal services for individuals affected by clinical malpractice, including negligent care.

Products Fault

Taking on cases involving faulty products, offering skilled legal assistance to victims affected by product-related injuries.

Senior Misconduct

Representing the rights of elders who have been subjected to neglect in senior centers environments, ensuring restitution.

Fall and Tumble Incidents

Expert in handling fall and trip accident cases, providing legal support to victims seeking compensation for their injuries.

Neonatal Traumas

Offering legal support for families affected by medical incompetence resulting in newborn injuries.

Auto Mishaps

Accidents: Focused on helping clients of car accidents get reasonable recompense for damages and destruction.

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Expert in providing legal support for riders involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring justice for damages.

18-Wheeler Mishap

Ensuring expert legal support for drivers involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing rightful recompense for injuries.

Construction Collisions

Committed to advocating for laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or carelessness.

Cerebral Injuries

Dedicated to ensuring specialized legal support for victims suffering from cerebral injuries due to negligence.

Dog Attack Wounds

Specialized in dealing with cases for clients who have suffered traumas from dog attacks or creature assaults.

Pedestrian Accidents

Expert in legal services for walkers involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering restitution.

Unwarranted Death

Fighting for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, delivering understanding and experienced legal representation to ensure restitution.

Spine Harm

Dedicated to supporting individuals with backbone trauma, offering compassionate legal assistance to secure settlement.

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