FREE CASE CONSULTATION
312-622-2900
Facebook-f Linkedin Google Instagram

Slip And Fall Accidents Attorney in Palestine

Let Carlson Bier Fight For You

Over $50 Million in Recoveries

5-Star Advanced Local Service Ads For Carlson Bier
Find Out if You Have a Case in 10 Seconds
Jeff Bier – Personal Injury Lawyer At Carlson Bier Associates
Personal Injury Lawyer Orland Park Illinois | Carlson Bier Associates

About Carlson Bier Associates

When faced with a sudden slip and fall, selected representation is as vital as immediate medical attention. Trusting Carlson Bier to manage your claim ensures thorough investigation and rigorous argumentation under Illinois law. Our team of proficient lawyers initiates swift action surrounding the specifics of slip-and-fall accidents by identifying negligent parties responsible for unsafe conditions leading to injury. At Carlson Bier, we emphasize client communication and professional transparency while maintaining proficiency in personal injury laws and their latest amendments on a municipal, state, or national level. Why Carlsons Bier? Unmatched expertise marks our reputation; countless won cases bear evidence to our commitment towards clients — from negotiating fair settlements outside courtrooms to fighting resolutely during trials when required. We are not just lawyers; we are advocates striving relentlessly for justice mirroring the ethos of Palestine’s deserving residents seeking rightful compensation post an unfortunate mishap owing unsuspecting nature’s miscreant conduct caused due negligence—an impeccable choice securing legal rights after experiences with Slip And Fall Accidents.

Meet Our Attorneys
About Carlson Bier

Slip And Fall Accidents Lawyers in Palestine Illinois

At Carlson Bier, your safety and legal rights are our foremost priority. Our law firm is recognized in Illinois for providing exceptional representation to clients who have suffered personal injuries — with a special focus on ‘Slip and Fall Accidents’. These accidents can occur anytime, anywhere – while walking down the street, at workplaces or any commercial property such as shopping malls or restaurants. Despite appearing innocuous at first glance, these accidents can cause serious physical harm. Importantly, slip-and-fall incidents often arise from careless neglect of property owners and managers.

• Understanding Slip and Fall Accidents: At their core foundation, Slip-and-Fall cases come under ‘premises liability’, stipulating that property owners must maintain safe environments for visitors. Failure in this duty often results in innocent individuals sustaining injury through no fault of their own.

• Contributing Factors: Circumstances contributing to slip-and-fall incidents span from icy walkways and wet floors to unsafe stairwells or inadequate lighting. Underlain by improper maintenance or ignorance to potential hazards even extends into failure to signal where there is risk.

• Consequences Can Be Severe: Although many dismiss them as mere stumbles, these incidents must not be taken lightly, with outcomes capable of imposing severe bodily harm such as head injuries, neck or spinal cord damage alongside broken bones.

As specialists versed within this area of law over countless years –Carlson Bier has secured justice igniting compensation for numerous clients.The strategy we’ve constructed derives insight through meticulous investigation; identifying responsible parties whilst pinpointing how they breached their assigned duty-of-care.

Here at Carlson Bier:

• We offer comprehensive legal support from initial consultation right up till settlement negotiation/courtroom advocacy.

• Establishing clear communication each step along your journey enables tailored strategies built on thorough case understanding coupled with deep respect towards the pain endured,

• The decades-long experience standing behind us ensures adept decision-making via highly specialized, knowledgeable team members.

While advancing these legal contingent steps, our firm remains dedicated towards respecting the emotional toll clients are experiencing. While navigating complexities within law may feel daunting, we secure agreeable resolutions utilizing our extensive expertize matching assertive negotiation skills and courtroom prowess.

By acting immediately after the incident allows increased accessibility towards critical evidence alongside enhancing witness memory preservation. Hence it proves vitally essential to act at once in seeking qualified help which Carlson Bier readily provides.

Securing exemplary compensation for all varieties of slip-and-fall incidents has been etched within our mission perpetually. To ensure this:

• Practicing Fault Law: Illinois operates on comparative fault law — meaning even if you share blame for your fall to some extent, you may still acquire a proportionate amount from other culpable parties.

• Statute Of Limitations: Illinois maintains a two-year statute of limitation for personal injury cases. Therefore any claim forwarded post-lapse is generally dismissed instantly so swift action truly matters.

• Comprehensive Legal Care: Despite multiple factors dictating outcomes —insurance policies status, location specifics or possible shared liability (as examples) – rest assures that Carlson Bier leaves no stone unturned pursuing justice.

Looking ahead, addressing your health following such an accident necessitates utmost priority placed above-all-else thus compensatory damages pursued by us aim to cover:

• Medical treatment; present/future

• Lost pay spanning sick leave/diminished earning capacity

• Pain/Suffering experienced physically/emotionally

• Family’s loss-of-companionship/support

Navigating legal pathways might appear overwhelming whilst coping with physical pain amidst mental stress induced by accidents hence why turning towards seasoned professionals like Carlson Bier places your first-foot-forward solidly onto roadways leading right up till fulfillment of your justified compensation.

Our website contains additional resources contributing volumes of information in better understanding premises liabilities leading to slip-and-fall incidents while also keeping track about evolving legal aspects of these cases.

Remember, proper legal representation significantly influences outcome – and finding attorneys truly caring about your case affecting you/loved ones on personal level matters just as much. To find out more about Carlson Bier – our mission, experience and how we assist clients reach best possible outcomes – please kindly take a moment to browse our website pages supplying detailed information.

Better yet, understand the value in what Carlson Bier offers — services fulsomely dedicated towards successful case handling bringing peace-of-mind during such testing times. Curious about estimating worth attached alongside your orchestrated legal claim? Take a leap ahead by clicking the button below designed exclusively for initiating immediate discovery outlining potential entitlements and next-step proceeding plans empowering decisions made with confident certitude!

Find Out How Much Your Case is Worth
Testimonials from Clients

Your Success Is Our Success

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.
Education & Information

Resources For Palestine Residents

Links

Legal Associations and Lawyer Services

Online Legal Resources and Directories

Specialized Services and Educational Resources

Legal Blogs
SEE MORE

Frequently Asked Questions

Slip & Fall Accidents FAQ​

The most common causes of slip and fall accidents in Chicago include:

  • Wet or slippery floors: This could include spills, leaks, and snow and ice.
  • Uneven surfaces: This could include potholes, cracks in the pavement, and loose floorboards.
  • Poor lighting: This could make it difficult to see hazards on the ground.
  • Obstructions: This could include cords, boxes, and other objects that are in the way.

If you have a slip and fall 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 the property owner or manager. This will create a record of the accident and help you build your case if you decide to file a lawsuit.
  • Take pictures of the scene of the accident. This will help you document what happened and build your case if you decide to file a lawsuit.
  • Contact a slip and fall accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a slip and fall 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 property owner or manager if you believe they were negligent in maintaining the property.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a slip and fall 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 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 slip and fall accident lawsuits in Illinois is two years. This means that you have two years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit.

All Attorney Services in Palestine

Areas of Practice in Palestine

Two-Wheeler Accidents

Expert in legal representation for people injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' lack of care or perilous conditions.

Fire Traumas

Giving expert legal services for individuals of grave burn injuries caused by accidents or negligence.

Hospital Malpractice

Extending experienced legal assistance for individuals affected by healthcare malpractice, including surgical errors.

Commodities Responsibility

Handling cases involving faulty products, delivering professional legal help to clients affected by harmful products.

Nursing Home Abuse

Defending the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to neglect in nursing homes environments, ensuring fairness.

Slip and Tumble Accidents

Adept in addressing trip accident cases, providing legal services to sufferers seeking restitution for their injuries.

Newborn Damages

Supplying legal help for kin affected by medical incompetence resulting in birth injuries.

Car Accidents

Crashes: Dedicated to assisting sufferers of car accidents gain equitable recompense for damages and harm.

Motorbike Crashes

Expert in providing legal support for victims involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring just recovery for traumas.

Semi Accident

Extending experienced legal representation for persons involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing just settlement for hurts.

Building Site Accidents

Engaged in representing employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or misconduct.

Head Impairments

Expert in providing compassionate legal advice for victims suffering from neurological injuries due to misconduct.

Canine Attack Harms

Proficient in dealing with cases for victims who have suffered harms from K9 assaults or animal assaults.

Cross-walker Crashes

Focused on legal services for joggers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering claims.

Unjust Demise

Advocating for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending empathetic and professional legal services to ensure fairness.

Backbone Trauma

Committed to advocating for individuals with paralysis, offering dedicated legal assistance to secure settlement.

Instant Case Evaluation

Contact Us Today if you need a Person Injury Lawyer

312-313-2440