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About Carlson Bier Associates

Amid the bustling construction scenes in Oneida, workplace accidents can be an unfortunate reality. If you have fallen victim to a Construction Site Accident, Carlson Bier is the reliable recourse you need. Our expertise spans numerous cases involving construction site accidents; from equipment mishaps to scaffolding collapses – we’ve encountered it all and triumphed with favorable results for our clients. We understand that no financial compensation can truly cover your pain or trauma – but it’s your right to receive what is justly yours by law and we are tirelessly committed towards ensuring that outcome. The team of attorneys at Carlson Bier have in-depth knowledge of Illinois laws regarding construction site injuries – helping navigate this wave with sheer tenacity and brilliance. Trust us when we say: When it comes to having a refined understanding of complex legal structures pertaining to Construction Site Accidents – there’s none other than Carlson Bier who could be a more qualified ally on your side!

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Construction Site Accident Lawyers in Oneida Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the hardships faced by those involved in construction site accidents. As premier personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, our dedicated team strives to provide unmatched comprehensive legal expertise and leverage our profound knowledge of occupational health & safety regulations. Our role is safeguarding your interests, ensuring that you get the rightful compensation for any physical or emotional suffering from a construction accident.

Construction site accidents can take various forms, each with unique considerations. Our deep-rooted experience extends across different scenarios such as scaffolding falls, machinery mishaps, falling objects incidences, electrocutions, trench collapses or slip and fall incidents on-site. In tricky situations where multiple parties may be liable – such as equipment manufacturers or third-party contractors – we bring meticulous scrutiny into play to identify all potential avenues for claim filing.

Safety is paramount in construction industries; hence stringent regulations are enacted to protect employee well-being. They include mandatory personal protective gear use and strict adherence to guidelines regarding machinery operation & maintenance, preventive barricades’ positioning to ward off accidental falls among others. Any infringement of these rules can establish a strong grounds for your compensation claims case.

Several key factors come into play while determining fault lines in an unfortunate incident:

• Did the management fail to provide adequate safety gears?

• Was the affected party not adequately trained on equipment usage?

• Were safety measures overlooked while working at great heights?

• Did poor site planning lead to an unanticipated disaster?

Answering definitive ‘Yes’ responses against above checkpoints forcefully substantiates claim rights over suffered damages.

It’s essential noting that securing maximal capital payout largely pivots around robust documentation involving medical reports, injury photographs besides eyewitness accounts if any – presenting this critical evidence-lineup demonstrates extend of harms sustained due which would influence quantum of eventual settlement.

Operating within insurance spectrum has its quirks too: certain policies might encase specific exclusions pertaining distracted conduct of worker leading up-to occurrence causing injuries – establishing clear divergence away from such risky behavior by victim would boost standing of claim further. Also, some policies potentially can be sidestepped using Illinois Workers’ Compensation code – a judicious leveraging of this provision especially on instances involving employer negligence can significantly umbrella compensation value.

At Carlson Bier, we go beyond just that. We empathize with the emotional turmoil you are battling and dedicate our skills to ease out your worry lines. Our prior victories reinforce our commitment towards ensuring that justice is delivered to you in its truest sense.

Working closely with proper medical care provided guarantees comprehensive recovery path both physically as well emotionally translating into getting back onto normal life with minimal interruptions – one essential aspect always forming core part of compensation discussions which largely goes unnoticed till last moments.

In essence, your case isn’t solely about pursuing monetary relief but also about seeking closure for an unfortunate chapter in your life. As seasoned personal injury lawyers, we’d help you navigate this tough terrain through skillful negotiations or courtroom representation if necessary. Moreover, remember this: there’s no consultation fee until we win!

Proudly serving Illinois community since years now does not delay reaching out today building up compelling case leverage better chances securing maximal claim payout recoverable damages suffered!

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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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Construction Site Accidents FAQ​

The most common causes of construction site accidents in Chicago include:

  • Falls: Falls from heights are the leading cause of fatalities on construction sites.
  • Struck-by accidents: Struck-by accidents occur when workers are hit by falling objects, moving vehicles, or other equipment.
  • Electrocutions: Electrocutions can occur when workers come into contact with live wires or electrical equipment.
  • Caught-in/between accidents: Caught-in/between accidents occur when workers are caught between two moving objects or between a moving object and a stationary object.
  • Overexertion injuries: Overexertion injuries can occur when workers lift heavy objects or perform repetitive tasks.

If you are injured in a construction site accident in Chicago, you should:

  • Seek medical attention immediately. Even if you don’t think you’re seriously injured, it’s important to get checked out by a doctor.
  • Report the accident to your supervisor and to OSHA. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and they are responsible for investigating workplace accidents.
  • Contact a construction site accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a construction site accident victim in Chicago, you have the right to:

  • Seek compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages.
  • File a lawsuit against the person or company responsible for your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a construction site accident lawsuit in Chicago, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Medical expenses: This includes the cost of ambulance rides, hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, and physical therapy.
  • Lost wages: This includes the wages you lost while you were unable to work because of your injuries.
  • Pain and suffering: This includes compensation for the physical and emotional pain you have endured as a result of your injuries.
  • Loss of enjoyment of life: This includes compensation for the activities you can no longer enjoy as a result of your injuries.
  • Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your personal belongings that were damaged in the accident.
  • Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

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

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Areas of Practice in Oneida

Two-Wheeler Mishaps

Specializing in legal services for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to others's lack of care or risky conditions.

Scald Burns

Supplying professional legal assistance for victims of intense burn injuries caused by events or negligence.

Medical Negligence

Extending expert legal advice for persons affected by healthcare malpractice, including surgical errors.

Commodities Accountability

Addressing cases involving unsafe products, supplying professional legal assistance to clients affected by faulty goods.

Geriatric Abuse

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

Trip and Slip Incidents

Professional in addressing tumble accident cases, providing legal services to victims seeking recovery for their damages.

Birth Harms

Delivering legal help for loved ones affected by medical negligence resulting in childbirth injuries.

Vehicle Incidents

Accidents: Dedicated to assisting sufferers of car accidents get just recompense for hurts and harm.

Scooter Accidents

Specializing in providing representation for victims involved in bike accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for injuries.

Big Rig Crash

Offering experienced legal services for victims involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing rightful settlement for harms.

Construction Site Crashes

Focused on advocating for workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or irresponsibility.

Brain Injuries

Expert in offering expert legal services for persons suffering from cerebral injuries due to accidents.

Dog Attack Wounds

Specialized in addressing cases for people who have suffered harms from canine attacks or animal attacks.

Jogger Crashes

Committed to legal support for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering damages.

Unfair Loss

Standing up for families affected by a wrongful death, extending empathetic and professional legal services to ensure compensation.

Vertebral Injury

Committed to supporting individuals with vertebral damage, offering expert legal guidance to secure recovery.

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