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About Carlson Bier Associates

If you’ve been a victim of a slip and fall accident in Portland, don’t battle your complexities alone. Allow the astute legal professionals at Carlson Bier to advocate for you. They carry extensive knowledge and experience specifically in pursuing fair compensation for victims of Slip And Fall Accidents. Each case is examined meticulously, finger-pointing towards negligence that resulted in your pain and loss. Not only do they study every detail associated with the mishap but also work tirelessly to ensure negligent parties are held accountable. Their law firm has carved out a reputation as unwavering advocates who fight tooth and nail when it comes to securing appropriate damages on behalf of those injured through no fault of their own by aggressively negotiating with insurance companies or proceeding all the way to trial if needed. Consider leveraging their services; this decision could significantly impact your life positively post-accident – bringing closure, peace-of-mind, helping restore dignity, independence while lightening future financial burdens from medical bills and loss earnings due to absence from work caused by injuries sustained during Slip And Fall accidents

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Slip And Fall Accidents Lawyers in Portland Illinois

Slip and Fall Accidents, colloquially deemed as ‘accidental mishaps,’ aren’t always the trivial scenarios they’re often painted to be. Such accidents can lead to devastating injuries that may involve lengthy recovery processes, hefty medical expenses, and even long-term physical impairment. Here at Carlson Bier Law Firm—your trusted personal injury attorneys based in Illinois—we are dedicatedly prepared to lend a hand by offering legal counsel and representation as you navigate these challenging circumstances.

One of our focus areas is Slip and Fall Accidents—a field we’ve grown significantly proficient in due handling numerous cases over several years. Our team is extensively experienced in pursuing compensation for clients who fell victims to such accidental mishaps due to no fault of theirs but emerging from others’ negligence or disregard for safety practices.

• Unfit floor conditions: This involves slip, trip, and fall incidents occurring because of wet floors without warning signs, broken tiles or concrete blocks.

• Defective stairs or handrails: A precarious staircase or wobbly railing could potentially cause serious falls leading to severe injuries.

• Poor outdoor conditions: Uneven pavement, potholes on footpaths, poorly lit walkways can be grounds for hazards.

We approach each case with an exceptional depth of understanding about these accidents’ specificity—their causative circumstances and predominant impact scope. At-hand knowledge allows us to constructively formulate fitting litigation strategies aimed at getting victims adequate compensation—reflective of medical costs (past & future), pain & suffering endured; lost wages during recuperation stages; diminished capacities or abilities attributed directly to a resultant injury.

Our proactive pursuit involves gathering evidence regarding incident details alongside interviewing witnesses where available. Additionally, we’ll competently consult your treating physicians or hire field experts if necessary—to project actual scene analyses corroborating liability claims against parties held responsible.

Crucially beneficial also is our profound comprehension surrounding complexities within Illinois’ personal injury laws—especially those common intricacies associated with proving liability in Slip and Fall Accidents. A proper grasp helps us succinctly establish defendant negligence—an absolute requirement when advocating for claim settlement approvals whether directly from insurance carriers or via courtroom judgments.

Trusted by our Illinois community, we value meticulous precision to adequately prepare your case towards a plausible victory. However, as diligent attorneys vigilantly pushing to win outright compensation, it’s crucial pointing out that outcomes may vary owing sometimes to previously set precedents; though potential hurdles never deter us from aggressively fighting clients’ rightful claims.

Essentially, Carlson Bier county-by-county presence is all-encompassing throughout Illinois realm—circling no particular city connotations as would be inappropriate per state laws guiding attorney practice advertising. Instead, we’re solidly grounded on dedication podiums rendering quality legal services broadly within the state’s precincts and lines—that distinction is categorical definition steering our commitment thrust!

We believe every victim deserves access extensive professional advice—no one should blindly accept bare-minimum payouts form insurers aimed at marginalizing rightful coverage benefits! Striding along these thought lines fosters the nurturing essence behind creating an interactive online estimation tool—geared at providing initial insights exploring what your case could potentially be worth.

It’s mostly daunting deciphering those complexities concealing passages through intricate tort corridors—but you don’t have to walk this path alone! Let Carlson Bier be the helping hand extending not just individualized support but also resources facilitating cognitive empowerment about personal injury rights—as constructively driven knowledge brings forth power often needed when facing monumental realities like Slip and Fall Accidents.

That said why not explore where you stand? Click on the button below—the first step empowering yourself during a trying time—it’s completely free, centred around helping evaluate how much your case is worth—a solid initiation point paving way into critical question unravelling: Where do you go from here? Experience personalized litigation service exit paths riddled with adept counsel commitment indicative of the Carlson Bier law firm difference.

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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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Slip & Fall Accidents FAQ​

The most common causes of slip and fall accidents in Chicago include:

  • Wet or slippery floors: This could include spills, leaks, and snow and ice.
  • Uneven surfaces: This could include potholes, cracks in the pavement, and loose floorboards.
  • Poor lighting: This could make it difficult to see hazards on the ground.
  • Obstructions: This could include cords, boxes, and other objects that are in the way.

If you have a slip and fall 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 the property owner or manager. This will create a record of the accident and help you build your case if you decide to file a lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • Contact a slip and fall accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a slip and fall 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 property owner or manager if you believe they were negligent in maintaining the property.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a slip and fall 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 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 slip and fall 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 Crashes

Proficient in legal representation for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' carelessness or dangerous conditions.

Burn Injuries

Giving adept legal assistance for patients of serious burn injuries caused by occurrences or misconduct.

Healthcare Carelessness

Delivering dedicated legal advice for patients affected by clinical malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Products Responsibility

Addressing cases involving problematic products, delivering specialist legal support to clients affected by product-related injuries.

Aged Mistreatment

Supporting the rights of seniors who have been subjected to mistreatment in elderly care environments, ensuring justice.

Trip & Tumble Accidents

Skilled in handling stumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to sufferers seeking compensation for their suffering.

Infant Injuries

Supplying legal aid for households affected by medical malpractice resulting in birth injuries.

Car Crashes

Mishaps: Devoted to assisting victims of car accidents obtain reasonable recompense for damages and impairment.

Scooter Incidents

Expert in providing legal support for victims involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring justice for injuries.

Big Rig Crash

Ensuring adept legal representation for clients involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing fair claims for hurts.

Building Incidents

Engaged in representing employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or recklessness.

Head Injuries

Specializing in providing dedicated legal services for patients suffering from cerebral injuries due to carelessness.

Canine Attack Traumas

Proficient in managing cases for people who have suffered harms from K9 assaults or wildlife encounters.

Pedestrian Crashes

Committed to legal services for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering compensation.

Wrongful Loss

Fighting for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, supplying compassionate and expert legal assistance to ensure justice.

Neural Injury

Expert in defending clients with paralysis, offering professional legal support to secure settlement.

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