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About Carlson Bier Associates

When faced with a tragic loss due to wrongful death in Palestine, it is vital to consider only the best legal representation. It is here that Carlson Bier shines as an unmatched ally during such challenging times. Committed to pursuing justice passionately for each client, our team offers profound expertise and understanding of personal injury law without equal. These elements converge optimally at Carlson Bier, where we hold ourselves accountable for delivering results beyond expected standards while handling wrongful death cases. Our lawyers are astute strategists who have honed their skills over many years in the field; analyzing every minute aspect and developing stringent arguments towards securing fair compensation for survivors’ losses including financial hardships incurred from these sudden life catastrophes.These strengths underscore why clients continue choosing us. With a record proven by numerous successfully litigated complex legal battles involving wrongful deaths –our reputation underlines our credentials purposefully.That’s justifiable evidence why selecting Carlson Bier as your advocate ensures rightful pursuit of peace restored amidst desolating inadequacies perpetuated by negligent parties following such tragic circumstances.

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Palestine Illinois

When tragedy strikes and a life is abruptly taken due to someone’s negligence or deliberate act, feelings of unfairness, despair, and hapless anger can consume the bereaved. The Carlson Bier Group understands this deeply unsettling ordeal that you’re going through after such a catastrophic loss. As your dependable personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, we take it upon ourselves not only to provide comprehensive legal services but also empower you with crucial knowledge so as to safeguard your rights during these trying times.

Wrongful death cases stand at the crossroads where criminal law intersects with civil remedies—where incredulity meets compensation. To put it plainly; when a person dies due to the unlawful conduct of another entity or individual, be it reckless behavior, negligence, or a deliberate act, wrongful death action may ensue. The essence here is wrongful actions leading to fatality; thus once substantiated by credible evidence in court, entitlement to damages for survivors or estate becomes viable.

Key aspects defining wrongful death lawsuits include:

– Liability: Establishing liability forms the crux of wrongful death lawsuits. Whether it’s gross negligence shown by product manufacturers leading faulty products deaths or blatant misconduct in nursing homes causing preventable fatalities—the negligent party must be held accountable.

– Damages: Once liability is proven beyond doubt—in a wrongful death case—you become entitled to damages which differ considerably from traditional personal injuries claims—a fact often overlooked by many.

Navigating through tears dimmed eyes isn’t easy—let alone reading between lines embedded within labyrinthine legal documents laden with jargon requiring sharp intellects trained specifically in law—an inevitable burden compounded when grappling with unparalleled grief.

At Carlson Bier Group , our attorneys harbor years of expertise coupled with intricate understanding on disputing coroner report findings—too often being subjective rather than factual—methodically reviewing medical reports shedding light onto exact causes leading fatalities thereby bolstering your lawsuit potency manifold while deftly maneuvering past foreseeable hitches and snags reaching beneficial settlement or court verdicts.

Through compassionately close cooperation, Carlson Bier Group amplifies your voices resonating around corridors of justice. Acts of negligence leading to the soul-crushing loss you’re bearing shouldn’t go unnoticed—or unpunished—while ensuring affected dependents receive adequate compensation bridging financial gaps opened causes of those unfair fatalities. Damages awarded generally cover:

– Loss of anticipated future earnings till anticipated retirement.

– Lost benefits (insurance etc)

– Loss of inheritance due to premature death

– Pecuniary value assigned for parental training & guidance lost

– Pain, suffering, mental distress undergone by survivors

– Reasonable funeral and burial expenses

By selecting us as your attorneys during such a trying time, you are choosing unwavering commitment towards achieving optimal financial restitution supporting your family when it’s needed most. Our team embodies unyielding dedication paired with ceaseless effort alongside immense legal acumen so that what is taken from you unjustly will find its way back in rightful terms.

Intricate processes and tight timelines make prosecuting wrongful deaths a complex task—not something anyone already under profound pain should dare alone—but we assure expert handling through proven excellence realising utmost benefits—financially while closure emotionally too—in every case involved marking our pursuit towards Justice!

Now that you have grasped an understanding about wrongful deaths and perceived our crucial role within this context—it’s time to take proactive action—with no compromises when it comes to obtaining deserved rights upholding dignity even amidst dire circumstance. Curious about how much your case could potentially be worth? We urge all readers seeking assistance in navigating these tumultuous waters to click on the button below for an instantaneous evaluation establishing a foundation over which subsequent actionable course could be structurally built securing best possible outcomes. Stand strong upon injustice—for justice served empowers souls departed watching over dear ones left behind.

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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 Palestine

Bicycle Mishaps

Dedicated to legal support for people injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' indifference or hazardous conditions.

Burn Traumas

Providing expert legal help for people of intense burn injuries caused by incidents or misconduct.

Physician Incompetence

Offering professional legal representation for individuals affected by healthcare malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Merchandise Responsibility

Handling cases involving defective products, extending skilled legal support to individuals affected by product-related injuries.

Geriatric Mistreatment

Advocating for the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to malpractice in nursing homes environments, ensuring compensation.

Slip and Fall Incidents

Specialist in dealing with tumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to sufferers seeking compensation for their injuries.

Infant Damages

Delivering legal assistance for households affected by medical negligence resulting in infant injuries.

Motor Crashes

Incidents: Devoted to assisting victims of car accidents gain reasonable recompense for injuries and losses.

Motorcycle Crashes

Focused on providing legal support for riders involved in bike accidents, ensuring just recovery for injuries.

Big Rig Mishap

Offering professional legal support for victims involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing adequate compensation for hurts.

Building Incidents

Concentrated on defending workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or irresponsibility.

Cerebral Harms

Specializing in offering specialized legal assistance for clients suffering from brain injuries due to incidents.

Canine Attack Traumas

Adept at addressing cases for people who have suffered injuries from canine attacks or beast attacks.

Jogger Accidents

Specializing in legal support for joggers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering compensation.

Wrongful Death

Working for relatives affected by a wrongful death, delivering empathetic and professional legal representation to ensure justice.

Spine Damage

Focused on assisting patients with backbone trauma, offering dedicated legal support to secure recovery.

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