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About Carlson Bier Associates

Pedestrian accidents can result in life-altering injuries requiring the immediate counsel of an accomplished law firm. Carlson Bier is your premier choice when seeking a Pedestrian Accident attorney who understands Illinois’ pedestrian rights, accident laws, and compensation entitlements. Our vast knowledge and seasoned experience allow us to relentlessly advocate for our clients with unsurpassed dedication and tenacity. Dedicated to achieving favorable outcomes, we employ strategic legal tactics meticulously designed around your unique case’s specifics.

As a personal injury lawyer firm based in Illinois, Carlson Bier’s reputation for excellence extends beyond our home territory since we have successfully represented victims throughout various cities including Salem without compromising our exceptional standards of service or client care. At no point do we depart from maintaining impeccable integrity or cease exercising outstanding professionalism.

Whether you’re dealing with physical traumas or financial burdens incurred post-accident, make Carson Bier your trusted partner on this challenging journey towards justice rendered within the confines of the Illinois legal system – because at Carlson Bier your peace of mind matters as much as securing rightful compensations!

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Pedestrian Accident Lawyers in Salem Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we vigilantly fight for the rights of pedestrians who’ve been detrimentally affected due to negligent or reckless actions. Pedestrian accidents are unfortunately common in Illinois and often lead to serious implications for the victims involved. One second you’re walking on a sidewalk enjoying your day when out of nowhere, an accident occurs disrupting life as you knew it. At such moments, our diligent attorneys will work fervently to ensure that your rights are firmly upheld.

Pedestrian accidents can manifest variously ranging from hit-and-run incidents where drivers abandon their victims in distressing agony, to crosswalk casualties where motorists fail to yield the right of way. Other circumstances may pertain to speeding offences, distracted driving scenarios impacted by texting, calling or using mobile apps behind the wheel; drunk and impaired driving cases marred by substance abuse; reverse-driving misfortunes; parking lot hits among others.

The aftermath effects for the victim can include multiple injuries like broken bones, torn ligaments, spinal cord damage causing paralysis (partial/full), head trauma resulting in concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), internal bleeding or organ damage and regrettably in extreme instances – wrongful death incidences leading to loss of life. These critical consequences relay the importance of understanding your legal options post such pedestrian calamities.

• The first point is recognizing negligence – To establish a personal injury claim after such an accident, it is imperative that negligence by another party be vetifiably proven i.e., showing that a driver failed in his/her duty of care towards behaving responsibly;

• Understanding liability – If successful, this allows the avenue for compensation claim against liable parties involved in bringing about physical harm and emotional stress;

• Filing suit within appropriate time scales – Legislative provisions under Illinois Law necessitate claims within a two-year statute limitation from date of incident;

• Estimation & pursuance for rightful compensation – Scrupulously evaluating comprehensive medical costs, lost earnings if inability to work ensues, ongoing physical/psychological care requirements and general life-altering hardships.

At Carlson Bier, our experienced team of personal injury attorneys specializes in handling pedestrian accident cases ensuring best possible outcomes. Our meticulous approach towards collating evidence including witness statements; scrutinizing police reports; assessing medical records; analyzing CCTV footages or gathering other pertinent data underpins the building of powerful case representations for our clients.

We maintain a steadfast commitment to fortifying your claim whilst simultaneously delicately acknowledging that you are going through an incredibly difficult phase of life marked by pain, confusion and uncertainty about what comes next after your accident. Allow us to shoulder this heavy burden on your behalf – laying necessary groundwork providing guidance at each step monetizing deserved compensation for incurred injuries while rehabilitating back into routine normalcy.

Rest assured – we operate strictly on contingency basis which means fees do not become payable until successful acquisition of rightful damage recoverability either through court-ordered awards or settlement agreements outside legal boundaries. Leaving no stone unturned and demonstrating utmost empathy – is the hallmark trait assuring all victims who choose us the assurance they deserve.

The Carlson Bier Group leads from front in leveraging extensive professional know-how conjoined with personalized attention providing comprehensive solution sets fitting unique client circumstances. Persistent advocacy coupled with aggressive litigation forms the dual-action foundation towards resolving each individual case geared at beneficial realization setting examples in law enforcement obedience concerting human safety/minimizing severity degrees felt by impacted parties across Illinois.

In quest for justice served rightfully balanced atop scales tipped favorably considering victim predicament measures followed up by dedicatedly countering irresponsible acts bringing turmoil onto innocent lives since every pedestrian has an inviolate right against harrowing encounters unsuspectingly caught within ugly realities when accidents occur profoundly altering course drivers set ahead in their lives pre-incident!

Re-imagining brighter chapters carved out from dark days gone past resuming continuity through diligent defense strategies fashioned by our adept legal intelligence – why live a marred future when we could help rewrite promising narratives back on track after such tragically befallen accidents.

Join us in this righteous endeavor. If you, or a loved one has been affected by a pedestrian accident, please click the button below to evaluate how much your case could be worth. Together we can make sure that you get the justice and compensation you deserve for your suffering caused by another’s negligent acts. Carlson Bier – protecting pedestrian rights with unwavering determination across Illinois!

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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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Cycling Incidents

Dedicated to legal advocacy for people injured in bicycle accidents due to others' recklessness or perilous conditions.

Flame Wounds

Extending professional legal assistance for sufferers of major burn injuries caused by accidents or recklessness.

Medical Carelessness

Delivering professional legal representation for individuals affected by clinical malpractice, including negligent care.

Items Responsibility

Dealing with cases involving unsafe products, offering expert legal assistance to customers affected by defective items.

Elder Malpractice

Supporting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to abuse in elderly care environments, ensuring compensation.

Tumble and Tumble Injuries

Skilled in dealing with trip accident cases, providing legal advice to victims seeking restitution for their damages.

Newborn Wounds

Supplying legal support for kin affected by medical carelessness resulting in neonatal injuries.

Car Collisions

Incidents: Concentrated on aiding individuals of car accidents get reasonable remuneration for hurts and destruction.

Scooter Crashes

Specializing in providing legal services for motorcyclists involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring fair compensation for losses.

Trucking Accident

Offering specialist legal services for victims involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing appropriate claims for injuries.

Worksite Incidents

Focused on defending workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or recklessness.

Cognitive Damages

Committed to offering dedicated legal support for victims suffering from head injuries due to negligence.

Canine Attack Damages

Specialized in managing cases for individuals who have suffered harms from dog bites or animal assaults.

Jogger Crashes

Specializing in legal support for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering restitution.

Unfair Passing

Advocating for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, extending sensitive and expert legal guidance to ensure fairness.

Spine Injury

Specializing in supporting patients with spinal cord injuries, offering specialized legal services to secure recovery.

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