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Suffering from a burn injury can significantly alter your life. It is essential to have a robust legal advocate on your side, and Carlson Bier stands as that reliable partner in these challenging times. Our expert attorneys specialize in burn injuries cases and understand the physical, emotional, and financial impacts such wounds cause individuals in Palos Hills. Drawing from extensive experience, we navigate intricate legal networks meticulously to ensure satisfactory case outcomes for our clients facing recovery hurdles from unfortunate burns incidents – whether they’re minor mishaps or severe cataclysms causing deep-set trauma or even disability. Nestled under our wing you’ll find not only astute legal acumen but also compassionate support through each daunting phase of litigation process entailing comprehensive collection of evidence,interviews with medical experts,and careful evaluation of every tiny detail pertaining to source as well as extent of inflicted burns.. Choosing Carlson Bier grants you access to unrivaled expertise aimed at garnering rightful compensation for damages suffered – guaranteeing peace when it’s needed most amidst tumultuous times marked by burn injuries.

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Burn Injuries Lawyers in Palos Hills Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the devastating emotional, physical and financial impact of burn injuries. As leading personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, we are deeply committed to supporting victims of burn accidents and safeguarding their rights to fair compensation.

Burn injuries can occur due to a variety of circumstances including but not limited to fires, explosions, electrocutions or contact with hot surfaces or substances. Each scenario presents unique legal intricacies which need an experienced hand to navigate effectively.

It’s essential to recognize that burn injuries encompass more than first degree burns. Burns come in different forms such as:

• First-degree burns – Affect only the top layer of the skin causing redness and pain.

• Second-degree burns – Extend beyond surface skin damaging underlying tissue resulting in blisters and severe pain.

• Third-degree burns – An extremely serious type which reaches fat layers beneath the skin causing nerve damage possibly leading to numbness. Scarring is often evident and recovery may require surgery.

• Fourth-degree burns – The most severe extending through all layers of the skin affecting muscles, bones, tendons or nerves.

Beyond these physical damages, burn injuries also hold potential for deep psychological trauma as a victim has to adjust his/her appearance post severe facial or body disfigurement. There are various factors that necessitate consideration when seeking claims for such incidents.

The process can seem overwhelming but you’re not alone; that’s where we step in. At Carlson Bier our exceptional team comprises diligent professionals equipped with knowledge concerning Illinois’ complex tort law system. We work conscientiously on your behalf leaving no stone unturned investigating each aspect of your case including its cause and extent along with adherence/ violation of safety regulations involved parties may have overlooked leading up-to-the incident.

Alongside providing support during these challenging times we aim at ensuring maximum compensation gets directed your way from those responsible whether it’s towards medical costs (both immediate and long-term), lost wages/ earning capacity, emotional distress, rehabilitation costs or decreased quality of life due to disfigurement and psychological trauma.

Remember an initial consultation with us does not place you under any obligation nor does it cost anything. All our cases are handled on a contingency basis i.e., we only receive payment when we secure compensation for your injuries.

It’s also worth highlighting that whilst we’re here for all Illinois residents needing our assistance, we strictly follow Illinois law which prevents attorneys from advertising that they’re located in a city where they don’t have a physical office. Therefore although we strive to help victims statewide, please bear in mind this adherence to the law during communications.

At Carlson Bier, our mission centers around helping you recover while ensuring your path towards healing remains unobstructed by legal hurdles. We believe in turning devastating circumstances around through robust legal representation so individuals like yourself can rebuild their lives without unnecessary stressors dictating changes in your lifestyle post such incidents.

Your pain and suffering deserve justice; let us be the ones to help seek it for you. If you’ve been unfortunate enough to suffer a burn injury, don’t hesitate to reach out and leverage our experts’ experience as personal injury lawyers fighting tirelessly within the system ensuring clients get due recompense.

By choosing us your hope becomes ours too; together let’s make strides towards brighter tomorrows far removed from challenges today may present. Click on the button below right now to find out how much your case might be worth – because at Carlson Bier every individual’s rights matter deeply and each victim’s story deserves its own chapter of resilience fuelled by just restitution.

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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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Burn Accident FAQ​

There are three main types of burn injuries:

  • First-degree burns: These burns affect the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. They cause redness, pain, and swelling.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns affect the epidermis and the dermis, the second layer of skin. They cause redness, pain, swelling, and blistering.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns destroy the epidermis and the dermis, and can also damage the underlying tissues. They cause white, leathery, or charred skin.

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

  • Heat: This includes flames, hot liquids, steam, and hot objects.
  • Electricity: Electrical burns can be caused by contact with live wires or outlets.
  • Chemicals: Chemical burns can be caused by exposure to acids, alkalis, and other corrosive substances.
  • Radiation: Radiation burns can be caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun or to other types of radiation.

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

  • Redness
  • Pain
  • Swelling
  • Blistering
  • Charred skin
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Shock

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

  • First-degree burns: These burns typically heal on their own within a few days. However, it is important to keep the area clean and moist.
  • Second-degree burns: These burns may need to be treated with medication or surgery.
  • Third-degree burns: These burns typically require surgery and skin grafts.

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Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your burn injury was caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person or party. A burn 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 Palos Hills

Bike Collisions

Proficient in legal advocacy for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to others's indifference or dangerous conditions.

Flame Burns

Extending adept legal support for patients of grave burn injuries caused by accidents or negligence.

Clinical Incompetence

Delivering expert legal assistance for individuals affected by physician malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Products Obligation

Handling cases involving unsafe products, supplying skilled legal assistance to clients affected by defective items.

Senior Misconduct

Protecting the rights of seniors who have been subjected to malpractice in care facilities environments, ensuring fairness.

Trip and Fall Occurrences

Skilled in dealing with fall and trip accident cases, providing legal support to clients seeking recovery for their harm.

Infant Traumas

Providing legal help for households affected by medical negligence resulting in birth injuries.

Car Mishaps

Collisions: Dedicated to supporting clients of car accidents secure just settlement for injuries and destruction.

Scooter Collisions

Focused on providing legal assistance for riders involved in bike accidents, ensuring just recovery for damages.

Truck Incident

Extending specialist legal services for clients involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing fair compensation for hurts.

Worksite Accidents

Focused on advocating for workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or irresponsibility.

Head Traumas

Committed to ensuring compassionate legal assistance for patients suffering from head injuries due to negligence.

Dog Attack Wounds

Adept at dealing with cases for victims who have suffered damages from dog bites or animal assaults.

Foot-traveler Incidents

Expert in legal advocacy for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering claims.

Unwarranted Loss

Fighting for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, providing caring and professional legal guidance to ensure justice.

Spinal Cord Injury

Focused on defending individuals with backbone trauma, offering specialized legal support to secure justice.

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