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About Carlson Bier Associates

At Carlson Bier, we are committed to representing victims of Construction Site Accidents in Portland. These mishaps can drastically impact lives with severe injuries withholding peace and everyday activities. Considering us for your legal representation means choosing a team that’s dedicated, relentless, and abundantly knowledgeable about construction site accidents law.

We skillfully navigate the complexities that often surround these incidents, relentlessly pursuing justice on behalf of our clients. From minor falls to grave machinery-related accidents – we’ve got comprehensive experience managing cases akin to virtually prismatic range of scenarios.Our vast understanding underscores our familiarity with nuances typically overlooked.

Our seasoned lawyers at Carlson Bier work thoroughly assessing each subtle detail; their investigation driven by evidence is lined against neglectful parties involved intentionally or inadvertently.Crafted strategies exhibit extensive vigilance for indemnification rights entitled under federal laws protecting construction worker rights.Trust us because when it comes down to industrial accidents resulting from inadequate safety standards at job sites, you need more than just any legal aid.You need experts like Carlson Bier siding justice.This firm delivers certainty in uncertain times – Choose Carlson Bier.

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Construction Site Accident Lawyers in Portland Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the dynamics of Construction Site Accidents and are committed to delivering unmatched legal service to our clients based in Illinois. Suffering a construction site injury can have a debilitating impact on your personal life, health, and financial stability. As experienced Illinois personal injury attorneys, we aim to ensure that you obtain fair compensation for your injuries.

Construction work is categorised under high-risk occupations due to its inherent hazards. Safety measures are often neglected and when they are ignored or insufficiently implemented, it can lead to potentially fatal accidents. Falling from heights, tripping hazards, electrical shock, exposure to harmful substances and potential machinery malfunctions all present severe risks within this profession.

• Risk of falling – Construction workers often have to perform tasks at great heights like on ladders, scaffolds or on roofs. Any fall from such heights can result major injuries or fatalities.

• Electrocution hazard – Inadequate grounding or live wires poses a serious threat of electrocution.

• Tripping Hazards – Construction sites tend to be cluttered with tools, building materials etc., posing a risk for trips and falls.

• Hazardous Substances – Exposure to toxic substances often found at construction sites can harm the respiratory system leading long-term health implication even as grievous as cancer.

• Equipment Failure – Faulty or substandard equipment could fail without warning causing grievous injuries.

Carlson Bier stands committed not only in seeking recompense for your injuries; but also making workplaces safer environment by ensuring that those held accountable are enforced root corrective mechanisms. We stand determined against insurance agencies programmed towards minimizing their liability rather than prioritizing the victims’ wellness.

After an accident occurs at the worksite, many victims find themselves lost in complicated layers of worker’s compensation laws which may seem overwhelming during their recovery phase. This underscores where our expertise infiltrates providing unparalleled services showcasing grit determination combating corporate bullying via tactics deployed intending opaque legal formalities. Our team of personal injury attorneys possess exhaustive understanding about Illinois Worker’s Compensation laws and will fight tirelessly for your rights.

Accidents can occur at construction sites due to a variety of reasons, including negligence by employers, safety officials or fellow workers, faulty equipment or hazardous work conditions. Our team is adept in recognizing these variables and moulding it into a comprehensive case against those who are liable.

Victims are entitled to certain benefits which could include medical care needed as result of the accidents, limited temporary total incapacity benefits, vocational rehabilitation or even permanent & total incapacitation benefits. We strive to ensure you obtain all that you’re rightly eligible for; not leaving any stone unturned.

As a victim of such an incident, you shouldn’t have bear the financial burden alone. You must account and recover restitution from those truly answerable – your employer or third parties involved providing inadequate preventive measures aiding unfortunate incidents. We stand by our words delivering nothing but justice ensuring you enjoy due restorations capable reestablishing normalcy in life.

At Carlson Bier we demand justice! If you’ve fallen victim to Construction Site Accident through no fault of yours – retaining competent representation becomes pivotal steering towards rightful compensation claim! Still contemplating? Worry not! Everything begins with assessing your claims’ worth pressing that button below setting things rolling right away!

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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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Construction Site Accidents FAQ​

The most common causes of construction site accidents in Chicago include:

  • Falls: Falls from heights are the leading cause of fatalities on construction sites.
  • Struck-by accidents: Struck-by accidents occur when workers are hit by falling objects, moving vehicles, or other equipment.
  • Electrocutions: Electrocutions can occur when workers come into contact with live wires or electrical equipment.
  • Caught-in/between accidents: Caught-in/between accidents occur when workers are caught between two moving objects or between a moving object and a stationary object.
  • Overexertion injuries: Overexertion injuries can occur when workers lift heavy objects or perform repetitive tasks.

If you are injured in a construction site 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.
  • Report the accident to your supervisor and to OSHA. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and they are responsible for investigating workplace accidents.
  • Contact a construction site accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a construction site 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 person or company responsible for your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a construction site 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.
  • Loss of enjoyment of life: This includes compensation for the activities you can no longer enjoy as a result of your injuries.
  • Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your personal belongings that were damaged in the accident.
  • Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

The statute of limitations for construction site 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 Portland

Bicycle Incidents

Focused on legal assistance for people injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' lack of care or unsafe conditions.

Scald Traumas

Extending adept legal assistance for individuals of intense burn injuries caused by events or misconduct.

Hospital Malpractice

Delivering experienced legal support for patients affected by medical malpractice, including negligent care.

Commodities Accountability

Handling cases involving faulty products, offering professional legal support to individuals affected by faulty goods.

Senior Malpractice

Representing the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to abuse in senior centers environments, ensuring restitution.

Fall and Trip Injuries

Professional in addressing fall and trip accident cases, providing legal support to individuals seeking recovery for their losses.

Birth Harms

Delivering legal assistance for kin affected by medical misconduct resulting in neonatal injuries.

Auto Crashes

Mishaps: Dedicated to supporting sufferers of car accidents get fair settlement for hurts and harm.

Motorbike Crashes

Focused on providing legal services for motorcyclists involved in bike accidents, ensuring just recovery for traumas.

Trucking Collision

Delivering adept legal advice for individuals involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing adequate recovery for injuries.

Worksite Incidents

Engaged in representing staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or misconduct.

Cerebral Damages

Committed to offering dedicated legal support for individuals suffering from neurological injuries due to negligence.

Dog Bite Traumas

Proficient in dealing with cases for individuals who have suffered damages from canine attacks or wildlife encounters.

Cross-walker Crashes

Specializing in legal support for walkers involved in accidents, providing professional services for recovering claims.

Wrongful Fatality

Advocating for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, delivering understanding and adept legal guidance to ensure restitution.

Neural Impairment

Expert in advocating for clients with spinal cord injuries, offering compassionate legal guidance to secure justice.

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