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About Carlson Bier Associates

If you or your loved one has suffered a Spinal Cord Injury in Shorewood, the law firm of Carlson Bier is primed to bring their extensive experience and knowledge to your case. As leading personal injury lawyers in Illinois, we specialize in representing individuals impacted by such significant injuries. We fully understand the complexities associated with spinal cord injuries – how it can change lives, impede daily function and lead to lasting physical ramifications. At Carlson Bier, our team meticulously prepares each case for trial aiming at maximum compensation without sacrificing compassion towards our clients. We navigate legal proceedings efficiently while keeping victims’ rights front-and-center throughout the whole process.

Utilizing proven strategies honed over years of successful litigation experiences combined with deep understanding of medical implications linked to spinal cord injuries give us an edge over others when fighting these devastating cases under Illinois law – thus reaffirming why Carlson Bier stands as a premier choice when seeking representation for Spinal Cord Injuries cases around Shorewood area

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Shorewood Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll a spinal cord injury can bring upon an individual. As experienced personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, our foremost mission is to provide you with credible information that empowers you on your journey towards recovery.

Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs), typically sustained through abrupt damage to the spinal cord, encompass an array of complications with varying degrees of severity. These calamities often result from accidents or falls where a sudden blow forcibly fractures, compresses or dislocates one’s vertebrae – subsequently causing nerve cell damage that curtails functionality below the point of injury.

• Symptoms: The range includes but is not limited to difficulties in walking, partial or total loss of sensory and motor function, irregular functioning of bladder and bowels as well as enthusiastically painful spasms.

• Causes: Vehicle collisions make up almost half of all SCIs while sports injuries and falls are responsible for an equal share. Competing causes include violent encounters and certain diseases.

• Types: Broad terms used to describe the extent and nature of SCIs are ‘complete’ (total sensory-motor function loss) & ‘incomplete’ (some functional preservation). An acute understanding about these specifics enables us at Carlson Bier to carve out comprehensive legal strategies targeting optimal restitution.

For individuals with SCI’s navigation amidst multifaceted treatment options often seems overwhelming. But awareness about potential avenues helps facilitate informed decisions:

• Recovery interventions mainly revolve around preventing further injury whilst overseeing any subsequent secondary health issues.

• Rehabilitation holds paramount importance where physical therapists and occupational therapists collaboratively devise regimens aiming enhanced physiological adjustment post-SCI.

Two guiding lights on this road become learning new skills for adaptability coupled with mastering use of assistive devices facilitating mobility & independence.

The financial implications accompanying SCI cover exhaustive medical expenses including hospital stays, surgeries if need be, rehabilitation costs concerning both short-term recovery plans & long-term care options, cost of assistive devices, and compensation for loss of wages or livelihood.

At Carlson Bier, our accomplished personal injury attorneys are adept at assessing every conceivable implication linked with spinal cord injuries. With us by your side, justice is sought from liable parties by filing tailored lawsuits best reflecting the value of damages suffered. Apart from maintaining an open line communication over progress in legal proceedings, we also provide you insights into drafting a comprehensive living will or setting up family trusts ensuring no stone remains unturned on the path to reclaiming normalcy amidst chaos.

Remember, the repercussions after SCIs extend beyond physical implications. Therefore, garnering maximum recovery entails encompassing psychological well-being alongside physical restoration. This involves fighting against Insurance companies routinely offering lower initial settlement amounts. Our seasoned personal injury lawyers can help mediate these negotiations bringing their expertise in Illinois law to bolster your chances.

Navigating through intricate court proceedings might seem daunting but enlisting a reliable associate simplifies this journey significantly. The right representation enables holistic recovery encompassing physical recuperation coupled with achieving financial stability through garnered compensation.

We invite you to utilize the committed services available at Carlson Bier where our dedicated professionals extend relentless support educating you whilst advocating firm legal protection setting your course towards full rehabilitation and empowerment.

Don’t wait – elicit rightful reparations indispensable for comprehensive convalescence post-SCI event affecting not just yourself but larger familial relationships too. Follow the link below; it will connect you with one of our skilled team members who can accurately evaluate your individual circumstance illustrating how much your case could be worth. Together we stand united against injustice providing representation entailing compassion hinging on aggression when seeking utmost restitution for inflicted hardships.

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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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Spinal Cord Injury FAQ​

Spinal cord injuries are commonly caused by traumatic events such as vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and acts of violence like gunshot wounds. Medical conditions like arthritis, cancer, or infections can also lead to spinal cord damage.

Symptoms of a spinal cord injury can vary depending on the severity and location of the injury. Common symptoms include loss of movement, loss of sensation (including the ability to feel heat, cold, and touch), loss of bladder or bowel control, exaggerated reflex activities or spasms, changes in sexual function, pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in the spinal cord, and difficulty breathing, coughing, or clearing secretions from your lungs.

The permanence of a spinal cord injury depends on the severity and type of injury. Complete spinal cord injuries, where all feeling and ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury, have a lower chance of recovery. Incomplete injuries, where there is some motor or sensory function below the affected area, may allow for significant recovery. However, there is currently no cure for a spinal cord injury.

Immediate treatments for spinal cord injuries focus on minimizing further damage and include immobilization, surgery, and medications. Long-term treatment involves rehabilitation, which can include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to help with the emotional aspect of the injury. Technological advances such as exoskeletons, electrical stimulation devices, and ongoing research into cell regeneration and repair are also promising areas for treatment.

The impact of a spinal cord injury on daily life varies widely and depends on the severity of the injury. It can lead to reduced mobility or paralysis, requiring the use of wheelchairs or other assistive devices. It often necessitates modifications to living spaces, vehicles, and workplaces. Spinal cord injuries can also impact personal care, bladder and bowel management, and sexual health. Support systems, adaptive technologies, and rehabilitation can play significant roles in helping individuals lead fulfilling lives post-injury.

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Areas of Practice in Shorewood

Pedal Cycle Accidents

Expert in legal assistance for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to others' indifference or risky conditions.

Scald Damages

Supplying expert legal advice for patients of major burn injuries caused by occurrences or negligence.

Clinical Incompetence

Delivering dedicated legal advice for individuals affected by medical malpractice, including negligent care.

Merchandise Accountability

Taking on cases involving unsafe products, offering skilled legal support to consumers affected by defective items.

Aged Mistreatment

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

Trip & Fall Accidents

Specialist in addressing tumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to victims seeking justice for their harm.

Neonatal Harms

Extending legal assistance for households affected by medical negligence resulting in neonatal injuries.

Vehicle Mishaps

Crashes: Dedicated to aiding patients of car accidents obtain equitable recompense for damages and destruction.

Bike Collisions

Dedicated to providing representation for motorcyclists involved in scooter accidents, ensuring rightful claims for traumas.

Big Rig Crash

Offering specialist legal advice for clients involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing appropriate compensation for injuries.

Construction Crashes

Focused on assisting workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or irresponsibility.

Neurological Injuries

Focused on providing compassionate legal advice for individuals suffering from cerebral injuries due to negligence.

K9 Assault Traumas

Proficient in tackling cases for persons who have suffered traumas from puppy bites or wildlife encounters.

Pedestrian Mishaps

Expert in legal representation for walkers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering restitution.

Unwarranted Loss

Working for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, offering caring and professional legal representation to ensure restitution.

Spinal Cord Trauma

Specializing in supporting patients with vertebral damage, offering professional legal guidance to secure compensation.

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