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At Carlson Bier, we are dedicated to providing exceptional legal representation for families affected by birth injuries. As a preeminent personal injury law firm in Illinois, our distinguished attorneys specialize in navigating complex birth injury cases and advocating strongly on your behalf. We adhere strictly to the highest ethical standards while relentlessly pursuing justice with compassion, respect, and utmost care – always putting our clients’ interests first. Our deep understanding of Illinois law enables us to guide you through the weighty process as efficiently as possible whilst ensuring you receive fair compensation deserving all the complexities associated with birth injuries matters that have marked lifelong implications. With an outstanding track record of success rooted in diligent case analysis, strategic action planning, and aggressive negotiations or litigations when necessary, Carlson Bier is undeniably at the forefront of this practice area statewide – equally serving residents across North Center neighbored regions inclusively without any compromise whatsoever on quality engagement experience offered throughout Illinois region; your trusted choice indeed!

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in North Center Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand that nothing can shake the joy and excitement of welcoming a new life into your family. However, when this most anticipated moment is clouded by avoidable birth injuries due to medical negligence or incompetence, the emotional toll can be overwhelming. Our law firm specializes in providing professional legal services especially for parents dealing with such circumstances across Illinois.

Birth injuries involve any type of harm to a baby that occurs during or immediately after labor and delivery. They could range from minor health issues, which recover over time without lasting effects on the child; such as soft tissue swelling and bruising, to severe complications leading to lifelong disability such as cerebral palsy or Erb’s palsy.

Most common types of birth injuries include:

– Brachial Plexus Injuries

– Bone Fractures

– Cephalohematoma

– Perinatal Asphyxia

– Intracranial Hemorrhage

– Spinal Cord Injuries

Though some birth injuries are unavoidable due to certain risk factors like premature birth or high-risk pregnancies involving breech positions, others arise from medical mistakes during labor or delivery. Such mistakes might include failure to anticipate issues linked with large babies, prolonged labor resulting in oxygen deprivation among others.

Understanding these damaging injuries have serious lifelong consequences not only on the child but also their families – emotionally, physically and financially – we at Carlson Bier make it our sole focus to hold accountable those who have played part in causing preventable birth injury. We dedicate ourselves thoroughly towards investigating all elements around your case so as to establish if indeed standard care was violated thus paving way for justice.

Appreciating that healthcare personnel involvement in childbirth tendentially ranges widely – doctors, nurses, midwives amongst others – pinpointing liability often becomes challenging. Additionally grappling with insurance companies without proper legal guidance frequently leads you down an unwarranted rabbit-hole stalling your rightful compensation claim whilst piling on your distress.

This is where our invaluable expertise of Illinois’ particular laws regarding birth injuries come into play. Adept at handling complex legal aspects tied to such cases, we work diligently towards obtaining the much-deserved compensation for clients covering medical costs, lifetime care and therapy for the child, as well as other damages from pain and suffering.

While every birth injury case presents a unique set of circumstances, having represented hundreds others before, we at Carlson Bier pride ourselves in empathizing with each parent’s predicament whilst offering individual attention to pursuing the best possible outcome for them. As dedicated proponents of justice especially during such emotionally fraught periods in life, tailoring effective legal strategies committed to your specific needs lies right at the heart of our ethos.

Moreover, appreciating that this will likely be an exceedingly difficult time in your life — often compounded by grappling over financials worsened by given injuries— we strive hard towards relieving some burden off you. We offer free initial consultation aiming to understand your situation better followed by providing clear-cut comprehensive advice on what steps lay forth; therefore ensuring that you are not alone through this journey.

Carrying forward with us promises devout dedication not just owing to our aptitude within personal injury law but also the strong belief in parents’ rights following negligence-caused birth injuries as well as propagating standards within healthcare provisions in childbirth. Because at Carlson Bier it isn’t simply about winning cases; it’s about fostering a better future through accountability.

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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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Birth Injuries FAQ

The most common birth injuries include:

  • Cerebral palsy: This is a group of disorders that affect movement and coordination.
  • Erb’s palsy: This is a nerve injury that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm and hand.
  • Brachial plexus palsy: This is a group of nerve injuries that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm, shoulder, and hand.
  • Spinal cord injuries: These injuries can cause paralysis or weakness below the waist.
  • Traumatic brain injuries: These injuries can cause a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional problems.

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

  • Medical malpractice: This can include mistakes made by doctors during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
  • Oxygen deprivation: This can occur if the baby does not get enough oxygen during pregnancy or labor.
  • Physical trauma: This can occur if the baby is injured during labor or delivery.
  • Birth defects: Some birth injuries are caused by birth defects.

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

  • Weakness or paralysis: This may be in one or more limbs.
  • Seizures
  • Breathing problems
  • Feeding problems
  • Developmental delays
  • Learning disabilities

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

  • Surgery
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medications
  • Supportive care

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your child was injured due to medical malpractice or another factor. A birth 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 North Center

Cycling Incidents

Focused on legal advocacy for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to others's negligence or unsafe conditions.

Scald Injuries

Providing professional legal assistance for people of grave burn injuries caused by events or recklessness.

Physician Misconduct

Providing dedicated legal advice for clients affected by healthcare malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Items Accountability

Addressing cases involving defective products, delivering specialist legal assistance to clients affected by product malfunctions.

Nursing Home Mistreatment

Supporting the rights of elders who have been subjected to misconduct in aged care environments, ensuring justice.

Tumble & Slip Injuries

Adept in handling trip accident cases, providing legal services to persons seeking recovery for their losses.

Neonatal Wounds

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

Car Crashes

Crashes: Focused on guiding individuals of car accidents obtain fair payout for injuries and destruction.

Scooter Accidents

Committed to providing legal services for riders involved in scooter accidents, ensuring fair compensation for injuries.

Truck Crash

Offering adept legal advice for victims involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing adequate recompense for losses.

Worksite Collisions

Concentrated on advocating for staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or irresponsibility.

Cerebral Traumas

Dedicated to providing dedicated legal representation for victims suffering from brain injuries due to carelessness.

Dog Bite Damages

Proficient in addressing cases for victims who have suffered injuries from puppy bites or creature assaults.

Foot-traveler Incidents

Expert in legal advocacy for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering recovery.

Unjust Passing

Striving for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, providing sensitive and adept legal services to ensure justice.

Spinal Cord Trauma

Expert in representing patients with paralysis, offering expert legal support to secure compensation.

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