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When facing the devastating event of a loved one’s wrongful death in Robbins, navigating the complexities of legal procedures could be overwhelming. During this emotional and challenging time, Carlson Bier offers unrivaled support for your case. Our team is extremely adept at handling Illinois law intricacies concerning wrongful deaths with impeccable precision and empathy. At Carlson Bier, we understand that monetary compensation cannot replace your loss; however it can assist in alleviating some financial stresses related to medical expenses or loss of income. We strongly believe that negligence should not go unaccounted for which fuels our relentless pursuit for justice on behalf of our clients from Robbins and beyond.

Our lawyers exhibit exceptional expertise in analyzing intricate details specific to each client’s unique circumstances thus uncovering critical evidence ensuring rightful compensation is obtained while maintaining a personalized approach throughout the process adhering strictly to Illinois laws.

In tragic times when you need assurance most, rely confidently on Carlson Bier Wrongful Death Attorneys – unwavering in dedication towards achieving vital closure you deserve allowing focus on healing rather than daunting legalities surrounding such heart-wrenching incidences.

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Robbins Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand that words can’t possibly capture the pain and loss you feel after losing a loved one. It is in these deeply distressing moments that our Illinois-based team of personal injury attorneys offer their support, empathy, and legal expertise to lessen your burdens. Specializing in wrongful death cases, we bring decades of collective experience to represent you effectively with sensitivity and unwavering commitment.

Wrongful death refers to a situation where an individual’s negligent or intentional actions result in the demise of another person. The grieving family members must then cope not just with an unexpected loss but often financial repercussions as well. As personal injury lawyers at Carlson Bier, it is our mission to guide families through this complex process and secure fair compensation for their profound losses.

The nuances might seem overwhelming initially; however, understanding certain key aspects of wrongful deaths can be pivotal in building a strong case:

• Determination of fault: Evidence indicating that negligence or intent caused the victim’s death.

• Establishing the claim: This requires proving specific elements such as duty owed by the defendant to the deceased, a breach in that duty leading to injuries causing death.

• Time limits for filing: In Illinois generally, plaintiffs have two years from the date of death to file lawsuit.

• Possible damages: They can include hospital bills incurred prior to death, funeral expenses emerging from the tragedy or potential future earnings lost with their passing; moreover suffering experienced by family tortures emotionally could also be considered.

While every case is unique requiring personalized approaches from us at Carlson Bier; holding parties accountable liable for wrongdoing remains consistent mandate across all situations.

Importantly understanding intrinsic expenses following untimely fatal tragedies helps appreciate limitations placed on finances post such horrific incidents. These financial strains hastily imposed usually force families into debts because unpaid medical costs quickly pile up amid other potentially necessary payments arriving unsuspectingly like those towards mortgages or education fees for younger children left behind after devastating occurrences.

Additionally, any lost wages of the deceased due to premature death may have been counted on for rent, utilities or groceries. Indeed there is no denying ceaseless struggles faced by someone trying to deal with heart-wrenching disaster midst financial pressures standing steadfastly in their journey towards recovery. Thus rightfully, it is essential that relatives endure least hardship while striving for justice, and here at Carlson Bier we solemnly commit towards ensuring such fairness presented every step through your path laden with challenges.

With our commitment paired best-in-class wrongful death attorneys rooted unfathomably deep into Illinois laws; hope resides even amid profound mourning. Our well-respected personal injury lawyers will tirelessly investigate circumstances that led to your irreplaceable loss, robustly collaborate with experts if required and unyieldingly advocate for rightful damages you so justifiably deserve.

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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 Robbins

Bicycle Accidents

Expert in legal services for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' negligence or dangerous conditions.

Burn Burns

Offering specialist legal advice for people of serious burn injuries caused by incidents or carelessness.

Medical Misconduct

Offering professional legal support for victims affected by physician malpractice, including surgical errors.

Products Obligation

Managing cases involving faulty products, providing skilled legal assistance to consumers affected by product-related injuries.

Elder Neglect

Protecting the rights of seniors who have been subjected to mistreatment in care facilities environments, ensuring protection.

Fall & Fall Injuries

Adept in handling stumble accident cases, providing legal representation to victims seeking compensation for their suffering.

Neonatal Traumas

Offering legal help for relatives affected by medical misconduct resulting in birth injuries.

Automobile Mishaps

Mishaps: Dedicated to guiding sufferers of car accidents receive equitable recompense for injuries and losses.

Scooter Incidents

Dedicated to providing legal advice for bikers involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for traumas.

Semi Mishap

Delivering specialist legal services for drivers involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing fair settlement for losses.

Construction Site Accidents

Focused on advocating for staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or recklessness.

Cognitive Impairments

Dedicated to delivering professional legal support for patients suffering from cognitive injuries due to accidents.

Dog Bite Damages

Expertise in managing cases for victims who have suffered wounds from dog attacks or beast attacks.

Jogger Mishaps

Focused on legal advocacy for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering recovery.

Undeserved Loss

Fighting for relatives affected by a wrongful death, offering compassionate and skilled legal assistance to ensure redress.

Neural Injury

Focused on advocating for individuals with spine impairments, offering expert legal representation to secure settlement.

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