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In the tragic event of a wrongful death, finding the right legal representation with unparalleled dedication to achieve justice is crucial. Among Illinois’ prominent law firms, Carlson Bier imparts exemplary expertise and commitment in handling wrongful death cases, ensuring those responsible are held liable legally. Our team’s time-honored experience ensures that every case receives diligent attention and strategic approach towards realizing your rightful compensation for your loss. Upholding utmost professionalism, our acumen on state-specific laws surrounding wrongful deaths stands unrivaled but equally impresses our ability to individualize each case — catering to unique circumstances distinctively relevant to Polo’s community needs. So when you put trust into securing justice with Carlson Bier attorneys, know that it isn’t just any law firm; you choose resilient advocacy vitally aware of what’s at stake emotionally and financially during such devastating times. Opting for competence over proximity makes all the difference—your first step towards closure begins with Carlson Bier: steadfast in truth-seeking and championing the deserved rights of grieving families involved in unfortunate wrongful deaths incidents.

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Polo Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we specialize in obtaining justice for victims of wrongful death. Located in Illinois, we have expertise on the complexities surrounding these cases and are committed to providing representation that empowers our clients during their most vulnerable moments. Wrongful death occurs when a person’s life is ended as a result of negligence or intentional act of another party.

Understanding the nuances inherent in wrongful death claims can be challenging, primarily due to the emotional trauma that accompanies such incidents. Recognizing this, we offer indispensable support and comprehensive services aimed at upholding your rights and ensuring you obtain a fair settlement.

• A wrongful death lawsuit entails seeking damages for personal losses such as mental anguish, loss of consortium or companionship, lost prospective inheritance among others.

• The claimant (s) could include immediate family members namely spouses, children; parents if it involves an unmarried child who dies wrongfully or distant family members like grandparents.

• Any representative acting on behalf of decedent’s estate can assert a wrongful death action. Further details regarding eligibility within Illinois state law can be discussed with our expert attorney team.

• Compensation for damages varies widely based on each unique case conditions – aesthetic calculations are not common – instead specific factors integrated into calculating probable remuneration involve missed wages from inability to work which inevitably impact future earnings capacity not excluding medical bills incurred previously.

In-depth knowledge of the Civil Justice System relevant to Illinois equips us to navigate procedural requirements meticulously and collaborate with insurance companies to warrant swift resolution. Linked intricately to responsive legal counsel; successful results arise where transparency underlies communications between attorneys and claimants hence every step taken throughout litigation complements client needs adequately.

Furthermore, intricate discussions involving limitation statutes associated with filing deadlines uphold importance since breaching time specifications result in irretrievable opportunities barring damage recovery regardless of tangible entitlement evidence existing supporting your cause. Our devoted lawyers ensure prompt action successfully beating constraining deadlines burdening crucial proceedings thus safeguarding potential benefits associated with a claim’s success.

Despite rigorous efforts aiming towards obtaining holistic results for our clients, we understand that no amount of financial compensation can truly compensate the actual loss. We will commit to assisting you achieve closer towards healing through optimally exploring legal remedies available under Illinois state law compensating in some form or other for grief suffered from untimely demise of a loved one – encapsulating our firm’s commitment.

Wrongful death claims are not just about acknowledging liability but ensuring complete support and providing comprehensive legal advice during this traumatic experience paving way to closure while maximizing restorative justice where damages occurred due to another’s negligence. Guiding you in the quest for justice – whether it involves leveraging our experienced negotiation skills or advocating fervently on your behalf court side: Carlson Bier is here – Amplifying your voice, speaking truthfully against power dynamics any corresponding instances causing deliberate injury; preserving tour rights and interests diligently.

Moreover, vehement dedication encompassed by proficiency inherent within each team member fuels approach strategies serving as catalysts progressing case implications steadily towards successful resolutions. Our attorneys establish an exhaustive account involving incident circumstances following critical analyses motivating effective tactics culminating into deserved justice realization.

Allow us to put our extensive knowledge and empathetic ethos into service as your reliable partners along this painful passage. Click on the below button today – find out the potential worth related to your unique case- because understanding lawsuit intricacies initiates journeys towards fairness achievement and ultimately- Closure. Seek tangible recompense seeking actions keeping your best Interests prioritized at every stage; realizing value attributed toward losses sustained undeservedly carries significant importance signifying paths diverging away from suffering conceding progressions navigating unchartered territories evidently focussing on positivity beyond immediate ordeals faced inexplicably.

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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 Polo

Cycling Crashes

Expert in legal assistance for people injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' indifference or unsafe conditions.

Scald Damages

Giving expert legal support for people of grave burn injuries caused by incidents or negligence.

Medical Misconduct

Offering experienced legal assistance for persons affected by hospital malpractice, including surgical errors.

Merchandise Obligation

Addressing cases involving unsafe products, offering professional legal support to victims affected by product-related injuries.

Nursing Home Neglect

Representing the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to malpractice in aged care environments, ensuring fairness.

Tumble and Tumble Incidents

Specialist in dealing with trip accident cases, providing legal representation to individuals seeking redress for their suffering.

Newborn Traumas

Delivering legal aid for families affected by medical malpractice resulting in birth injuries.

Auto Accidents

Accidents: Committed to guiding patients of car accidents obtain just settlement for injuries and losses.

Motorbike Collisions

Expert in providing legal advice for victims involved in scooter accidents, ensuring justice for losses.

Big Rig Accident

Providing expert legal assistance for drivers involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing fair recompense for harms.

Building Site Crashes

Committed to representing laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or misconduct.

Brain Injuries

Specializing in ensuring professional legal assistance for patients suffering from neurological injuries due to incidents.

K9 Assault Harms

Adept at addressing cases for individuals who have suffered injuries from dog bites or creature assaults.

Cross-walker Incidents

Dedicated to legal representation for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering recovery.

Unjust Passing

Working for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, offering understanding and skilled legal guidance to ensure restitution.

Spinal Cord Impairment

Dedicated to defending clients with backbone trauma, offering specialized legal support to secure justice.

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