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About Carlson Bier Associates

If you or a loved one in Orland Hills are dealing with the traumatic aftermath of birth injuries, Carlson Bier is your immediate source of legal support. Our firm boasts exceptional expertise, compassion and tenacity that is essential when handling such delicate cases. Birth injuries have lifelong implications both emotionally and financially; therefore, we strive to provide thorough representation aiming for an equitable resolution.

We specialize in relieving the burden of complex medical-legal issues while keeping our clients’ best interests as priority. Inclusivity and transparency form the pillars upon which our practice has been built—ensuring personalized attention for each case to procure rightful compensation.

Our attorneys at Carlson Bier have demonstrated proficiency over years on diverse birth injury claims like cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries (Erb’s Palsy), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), among others.

When choosing us as your trusted legal allies, expect nothing but resilience towards achieving justice: addressing financial struggles due to medical negligence doesn’t need to be tackled alone. We’ve positioned ourselves as champions for families facing birth injury hardships — because everyone deserves a fighting chance. Choose Carlson Bier today – Partners in Justice you can trust!

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Orland Hills Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we are a team of experienced personal injury attorneys who understand the toll of birth injuries. Situated in Illinois, our firm is dedicated to supporting you and providing comprehensive counsel on medical malpractice lawsuits related to birth injuries.

Birth injuries often occur due to medical negligence during pregnancy or childbirth. These traumatic experiences can lead to life-long disabilities or developmental complications in the child. Ensuring that such cases meet justice is crucial and demanding legal consultation paramount.

• Negligence: When healthcare providers fail to observe standard procedures or make preventable errors during birth, it could result in significant harm.

• Delayed Birth: If a baby remains in the birthing canal for too long without receiving oxygen may develop brain damage resulting from hypoxia.

• Misuse Of Medical Instruments: Improper use of forceps or vacuum extractors can cause physical harm like fractures, nerve injuries, or intracranial hemorrhages.

• Failure To Detect Or Treat Infections: Undiagnosed maternal infections can be passed onto infants leading to severe consequences including brain injury.

Understanding the complexity and impact of these causes is critical but having informed assistance makes all the difference. At Carlson Bier, we provide committed representation based on wisdom from navigating various clients through similar paths.

Establishing liability in birth injury cases is not straightforward. It requires demonstrating that practitioners did not adhere to standard care, causing avoidable damage. Our passionate solicitors leave no stone unturned while proving negligence – thoroughly investigating medical records and even calling upon expert witnesses if necessary.

Keep pace with the evolving legal landscape; arm yourself with our expertise! Protect your rights by seeking compensations that aid with ongoing medical costs, emotional stress compensation and loss-of-earnings clauses that buck up when normal life takes a setback following unforeseen circumstances.

In addition every case walks a unique path carved by varied variables like extent of disability caused by the injury, pain and suffering, future medical needs, loss of earning capacity and more. Recognizing these factors as legitimate ground for recompense is what sets us apart! Knowing they are recoverable helps you gauge a realistic expectation of potential compensation.

Our mission at Carlson Bier blends dedication with compassion – we aim to deliver maximum restitution for your family during this challenging time with minimum hardship. You will find us fiercely client-centric- committed to maintaining open lines of communication, demystifying legal jargon, clarifying doubts promptly so nothing hinders your path towards justice.

Dealing with birth injury lawsuits can indeed turn your life upside down. Partnering with the Carlson Bier team signifies escalating above the overwrought atmosphere – it means gaining strategic insights from our pool of astute personal injury attorneys that hold an influential voice in courtrooms across Illinois.

We invite you to now take a proactive forward step yourself! Click on the button below today to give an edge to your case strategy: find out how much your case could realistically be worth. Be assured that every minor detail will be taken into account while determining this value.

Veterans in assisting families cope who have faced birth injuries firsthand, we at Carlson Bier pledge our sincere efforts for you. Our personalized approach is designed around comprehensive support just when you need it most along with practical and tailored advice on progressing through each stage of your case successfully.

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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 Orland Hills

Cycling Accidents

Dedicated to legal services for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' lack of care or perilous conditions.

Thermal Traumas

Providing specialist legal help for individuals of major burn injuries caused by occurrences or indifference.

Hospital Carelessness

Extending specialist legal services for individuals affected by medical malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Merchandise Fault

Handling cases involving defective products, providing skilled legal support to individuals affected by defective items.

Geriatric Mistreatment

Advocating for the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to neglect in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Slip & Trip Incidents

Skilled in handling slip and fall accident cases, providing legal assistance to sufferers seeking restitution for their injuries.

Birth Damages

Providing legal assistance for families affected by medical carelessness resulting in birth injuries.

Car Mishaps

Accidents: Committed to helping sufferers of car accidents obtain fair recompense for damages and destruction.

Motorcycle Collisions

Focused on providing legal support for individuals involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring rightful claims for harm.

Trucking Mishap

Delivering adept legal support for clients involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing adequate compensation for losses.

Building Incidents

Focused on representing staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or carelessness.

Brain Damages

Committed to offering professional legal services for victims suffering from cognitive injuries due to incidents.

Canine Attack Damages

Expertise in managing cases for victims who have suffered harms from dog bites or wildlife encounters.

Jogger Collisions

Expert in legal representation for walkers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering recovery.

Unwarranted Death

Standing up for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, delivering sensitive and professional legal assistance to ensure restitution.

Spine Trauma

Committed to defending clients with paralysis, offering specialized legal guidance to secure justice.

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