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About Carlson Bier Associates

When faced with the traumatic event of a dog bite injury, consider enlisting Carlson Bier. We are seasoned professionals within the realm of Illinois personal injury law, carrying experience and expertise in navigating this specific type of litigation. Our team is renowned for their stellar customer service; we prioritize empathetic support alongside legal proficiency ensuring our clients find solace during these arduous times. The complex laws governing dog-bite injuries can be overwhelming for many victims, acting as an extra burden rather than assuaging fears and pain following such incidents; consequently prompting the need for expert consultation from a group like ours at Carlson Bier who specialize in untangling these knots seamlessly. For exceptional representation coupled with compassion – Come to us! As your preferred choice when selecting a Dog Bite Injuries lawyer based on track record and immense field knowledge,rather than mere geographical convenience! Let us bring justice to you because YOU matter more than where you’re located!

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Dog Bite Injuries Lawyers in Percy Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we are deeply invested in our mission to serve Illinois residents seeking expert legal advice with rigorous experience and sensitive understanding when they need it most. Suffering personal harm due to a dog bite injury can be direly taxing—emotionally and financially. Our commitment is to leverage our comprehensive knowledge of personal injury law robustly to ensure your rights are protected effectively.

Dog bites can lead to severe physical injuries, emotional trauma, and financial burdens that cry for justice. Understanding the complex landscape of this area of personal injury law is critical in acquiring fair insurance settlements or verdicts that rightfully compensate you.

Notably,

– Varied repercussions follow a dog bite incident; extensive physical wounds, possible infections, traumatic stress disorders, medical bills accrued over immediate treatment and recovery periods.

– Every case hinges on its unique set of circumstances embedded within Illinois law provisions. At times, proving liability may prove challenging given some dogs exhibit no aggressive tendencies until the unfortunate incident.

– It’s fundamental that professional medical attention follows any dog bite occurrence promptly—the nature of such injuries can often veil serious threats underlying visible surface damage.

A thoughtful legal representative would appreciate these challenges holistically while fiercely advocating for clients’ compensatory justice rightfully deserved under the contentious clauses enveloped in Dog Bite Law.

You’ll find at Carlson Bier that our team of dedicated Personal Injury Attorneys take an exhaustive approach towards guiding you through each step after suffering a dog bite – from advising on immediate post-bite actions to adopt; comprehensive evidence archiving; negotiations with insurers right down to decisive courtroom battles if necessary—all while prioritizing your best interest relentlessly.

It’s essential not just knowing what constitutes provable damages but also successfully offsetting any concessions sought by opposing parties exploiting loopholes around whether a ‘dog was known as dangerous’ or had been ‘provoked unintentionally.’

Remember:

– Reporting immediately helps establish credibility—official reports generated by local animal control units serve to fortify your claim.

– Documentation makes a strong case: medical records, photographic evidence of injuries, bills accrued from any treatment—direct and tertiary, potential witness accounts—all strengthen your fight.

Dog bite incidents can occur anywhere – at home, parks, or during strolls in the neighborhood. We’d like to assure you that we are here for you wherever this unfortunate event may occur in Illinois. And while our physical office may not be close by to every victim we represent, Carlson Bier’s commitment to providing top-quality legal counsel remains uncompromised for all residents of Illinois—the path from injury towards rightful compensation must never hinge on mere geographical coordinates.

Ensuring justice served holistically is an arduous journey best traversed with proficient personal injury attorneys who understand intimately the tailor-made strategies required under unique circumstances everyone facing a dog-bite ordeal unavoidably brings onto the table.

Being cognizant that recovery extends beyond Medicare for physical injuries; it encompasses emotional duress recovery requiring psychological intervention at times; earnings lost due to absence from work; disruption caused in daily life routines—all form an integral part of what constitutes ‘damages’ legally deserving adequate compensation.

Surfacing holistic substantial evidence pre-determines success rates of cases within Personal Injury claims largely—it’s critical arriving before settlements are sealed or verdicts pronounced. While weaving together each thread into compelling narratives which resonate logically in courtrooms is painstakingly complex—the rewards reaped when serving justice standing beside victims outweigh this challenge unfailingly.

We invite you now to take one proactive step further toward securing your deserved justice: click on the button below and discover how much potentially your case holds worth monetarily. When knowledge empowers understanding—it serves as ammunition propelling you forward unhesitatingly on the road where fair settlement dollars offset unjust adversity wrought by dog bite incidents onto innocent lives embattled bravely today across our great state of Illinois.

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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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Dog Bite Injuries FAQ​

The most common causes of dog bite injuries in Chicago include:

  • Unprovoked attacks: These attacks occur when a dog bites someone with no warning or provocation.
  • Provoked attacks: These attacks occur when someone does something to provoke the dog, such as teasing it or trying to take its food away.
  • Territory guarding: These attacks occur when a dog bites someone who is entering its territory.
  • Motherhood protection: These attacks occur when a mother dog bites someone who is approaching her puppies.

If you are bitten by a dog in Chicago, you should:

  • Clean the wound immediately with soap and water.
  • Apply a bandage to the wound.
  • Seek medical attention immediately. Even if you don’t think your injuries are serious, it’s important to get checked out by a doctor.
  • Report the dog bite to the local animal control agency.

Dog bite injuries can have a number of long-term effects, both physical and emotional. Some people may experience chronic pain, scarring, or nerve damage. Others may develop a fear of dogs or other animals.

Illinois is a strict liability state when it comes to dog bites. This means that the owner of a dog is liable for any injuries caused by the dog, regardless of whether the owner knew the dog was capable of such behavior.

There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as if the person who was bitten was trespassing on private property or if the person provoked the dog.

Yes, you are entitled to compensation if you are bitten by a dog and have suffered injuries. You can file a lawsuit against the dog owner to recover your damages, such as medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

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Burn Injuries

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Healthcare Malpractice

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Products Responsibility

Addressing cases involving faulty products, delivering skilled legal help to victims affected by harmful products.

Aged Misconduct

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Trip and Tumble Occurrences

Expert in dealing with trip accident cases, providing legal support to victims seeking recovery for their losses.

Newborn Wounds

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

Motor Collisions

Collisions: Committed to assisting victims of car accidents obtain reasonable compensation for wounds and harm.

Scooter Collisions

Specializing in providing legal assistance for motorcyclists involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring justice for damages.

Big Rig Incident

Ensuring specialist legal representation for clients involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing rightful recompense for hurts.

Construction Incidents

Concentrated on supporting workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or misconduct.

Cerebral Harms

Specializing in providing compassionate legal support for patients suffering from brain injuries due to misconduct.

Canine Attack Damages

Expertise in tackling cases for people who have suffered traumas from puppy bites or animal attacks.

Jogger Accidents

Committed to legal services for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering recovery.

Unwarranted Death

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Backbone Trauma

Dedicated to supporting clients with vertebral damage, offering specialized legal representation to secure recovery.

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