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About Carlson Bier Associates

In the wake of a car accident, navigating through legal matters can add to your stress. Thankfully, Carlson Bier orchestrates seamless legal processes for car accident cases in Pinckneyville. Our elite team of attorneys is extensively equipped with knowledge and experience that extends beyond borders. We focus on securing maximum compensation deserved by our clients who have suffered personal injuries due to motor vehicle accidents. Regardless of the complexity level involved in your case, we are relentless in bringing justice to you; it’s not about winning cases for us – it’s about safeguarding people’s rights against unjust predicaments. With skills honed through undeterred practice and an exceptional success rate, Carlson Bier enables a 360-degree approach towards each case — evidence collection to settlement negotiation or court trial if required — underlining commitment at every phase. Trust was never solicited but earned here over time – thanks to our unwavering dedication towards client service quality alongside ethical considerations closely observed as well within Illinois State laws & regulations framework while serving Pinckneyville residents’ interest solely.

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Car Accident Lawyers in Pinckneyville Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, your proficient and compassionate personal injury attorneys. We represent injured victims throughout Illinois in a wide array of personal accident claims, but with a strong focus on car accident law. Our mission is robust – to comprehend the unique intricacies of each case, advocate tirelessly for our clients’ rights, and strive for the maximum possible compensation that they deserve.

Accidents are painful physically and emotionally; when you add financial burden to it, it becomes immensely difficult for anyone to bear. This is where Carlson Bier steps in: we shoulder your legal blues so you can concentrate on recovery. Understanding important aspects of car accident laws on the state statute will empower you with essential knowledge during these challenging times:

• Duty Of Care: Everyone driving a motor vehicle has an implicit duty-of-care towards others on the road including drivers from other vehicles, passengers within their own vehicle or pedestrians walking by roadside.

• Negligence Breach: If any party breaches this duty-of-care resulting in an automobile collision causing damages (personal & property both), they may be held liable.

• Comparative Negligence Rule: In Illinois, even if injured parties contributed partially to their injuries due to negligence (up-to 50%) can also claim proportionate amounts depending on degree of their respective liabilities.

Determining fault after an auto collision requires meticulous examination from experienced professionals like us at Carlson Bier. We meticulously evaluate all potential liability sources from driver error or reckless behaviour – such as distracted driving or drunken driving; road conditions-meaning whether poorly designed roads or inadequate signage played a role; mechanical faults- did faulty brake or steering fail mechanism led to the mishap? It’s not uncommon for multiple parties sharing varying percentages of fault under comparative negligence clause.

Injury following vehicular accidents range from minor whiplashes extending upto traumatic brain injuries sometimes proving fatal. Medical expenses start adding up alarmingly quick turning catastrophic overnight if long-term rehabilitations get involved. As your legal representative, we endeavour to secure reimbursement encompassing all past & potential future medical costs, plus lost wages (past & possible future), partial- permanent disability compensations, and even pain-suffering mental anguish damages in certain cases.

A typical accident claim process begins with reporting the incident to your insurance provider following which negotiations commence between involved parties & respective insurers. Insurer might present an initial offer amount far lesser than actual victim entitlements trying swift resolution. We urge you to resist accepting offers without consultation from experienced personal injury attorneys like us at Carlson Bier who can negotiate diligently on your behalf dealing with strong-arm tactics of seasoned adjusters within insurance industry effectively.

Once fault gets established through suitable evidences we push for maximum possible compensation thereby shifting liability onto responsible parties while protecting rights especially when it comes to ensuring timely delivery of adequate monetary relief recovering losses incurred due to injuries sustained from vehicular accidents.

Trust us at Carlson Bier: your professional allies in car accident claims spanning throughout Illinois. Through years of extensive experience we’re well versed understanding intricacies within this law realm thus guaranteeing effective representation tailored around individual client requirements whether they are straight-forward or complex multi-faceted litigations culminating into successful resolutions ultimately benefitting our esteemed clients always.

Would not you like knowing exactly what’s potentially owed as compensation towards devastating injury suffering resulting out of unfortunate automobile collision? Click on the button below; let’s provide a robust evaluation about how much could possibly be claimed under prevailing Illinois laws right now!

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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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Car Accident FAQ​

The most common causes of car accidents in Chicago include:

  • Driver negligence: This includes distracted driving, speeding, and failing to yield.
  • Road conditions: Potholes, uneven pavement, and other road hazards can cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles.
  • Vehicle defects: Defective vehicles can cause accidents in a variety of ways.
  • Weather conditions: Rain, snow, and ice can make roads slick and dangerous.

If you are involved in a car 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.
  • Exchange information with the other driver. Get their name, address, insurance information, and license plate number.
  • 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.
  • Report the accident to the police. This will create a record of the accident and help you get help if you need it.
  • Contact a car accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a car 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 driver who caused your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a car 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.

In a car 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.

    Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your vehicle.

    Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

The statute of limitations for car accident lawsuits in Illinois is two years. This means that you have two years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit.

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Areas of Practice in Pinckneyville

Pedal Cycle Mishaps

Dedicated to legal advocacy for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' lack of care or hazardous conditions.

Thermal Traumas

Giving expert legal advice for people of severe burn injuries caused by mishaps or misconduct.

Hospital Carelessness

Providing experienced legal assistance for patients affected by healthcare malpractice, including surgical errors.

Merchandise Fault

Addressing cases involving problematic products, delivering adept legal assistance to individuals affected by product-related injuries.

Geriatric Neglect

Protecting the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to mistreatment in nursing homes environments, ensuring protection.

Tumble and Stumble Mishaps

Expert in handling fall and trip accident cases, providing legal advice to sufferers seeking recovery for their harm.

Childbirth Traumas

Extending legal help for kin affected by medical carelessness resulting in newborn injuries.

Motor Incidents

Collisions: Concentrated on guiding victims of car accidents secure reasonable remuneration for damages and destruction.

Motorcycle Crashes

Committed to providing legal support for motorcyclists involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring rightful claims for harm.

Trucking Mishap

Ensuring professional legal assistance for individuals involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing fair compensation for damages.

Worksite Accidents

Committed to defending workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or carelessness.

Neurological Traumas

Dedicated to ensuring compassionate legal services for patients suffering from head injuries due to incidents.

Dog Attack Injuries

Skilled in dealing with cases for victims who have suffered traumas from dog attacks or animal attacks.

Jogger Mishaps

Expert in legal services for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering compensation.

Unjust Death

Fighting for relatives affected by a wrongful death, supplying sensitive and professional legal guidance to ensure justice.

Vertebral Injury

Specializing in supporting individuals with spinal cord injuries, offering dedicated legal assistance to secure compensation.

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