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About Carlson Bier Associates

When faced with the unsettling aftermath of a car accident in South Elgin, engaging the assistance of Carlson Bier’s robust team can make all the difference in your claim outcome. With vast experience navigating Illinois laws and fighting for full compensation of our clients’ personal injury losses, our success is testament to our dedication. We understand complexities arising from such accidents: mounting medical bills, emotional trauma and unforeseen vehicle repairs that demand attention; this is why we put forth relentless effort into ensuring you receive deserved benefits within legal boundaries. Safety might seem uncertain on South Elgin roads following an unfortunate incident but do remember Carlson Bier stands ready to level the playing field against agencies unwilling to grant just settlements. Our specialization targets not allegations but action derived results honoring vigilante advocacy for car accident victims making us stellar contenders as your chosen attorney group; because at Carlson Bier – prowess isn’t merely a trait; it’s our maxim!”

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Car Accidents Lawyers in South Elgin Illinois

Engaged in the pursuit for justice, Carlson Bier is an Illinois-based law firm committed to representing clients who have suffered personal injuries. Our primary objective revolves around advocating for victims of car accidents – to facilitate their process of recovery by securing justice and compensation they are legally entitled to receive.

Understanding the landscape of car accidents is critical towards fully grasping your legal rights and options when faced with such unfortunate circumstances. The distressing moments following a car accident can be overwhelming, adding additional layers of complexity onto already challenging events. It’s crucial that you confer with competent attorneys who can help navigate through these complexities, ensuring that no stone remains unturned in your quest for justice.

• Realize Your Rights: It’s important to remember that as a victim, you may be eligible for monetary assistance intended to buffer the impact caused by factors such as medical bills, loss of wages due to inability to work, property damage, or even emotional trauma.

• Prompt Action: After an accident occurs; there’s typically a restricted period within which any legal steps must commence. By consulting with our experts at Carlson Bier promptly after an incident, we ensure all necessary actions are taken while preserving essential evidence.

• Liability Determination: Ascertaining fault isn’t always clear-cut in motor vehicle collisions. Understandably, both parties might assert they’re blameless. Expert investigators coupled with experienced lawyers can significantly help in unravelling details leading up to collisions hence determining guilt.

• Negotiating Compensation: Insurance firms may not always share your best interest at heart during negotiations on claims. They aim at minimizing costs and could lure victims into settling for less than what they rightfully deserve. A skilled attorney ensures this does not happen.

Dealing explicitly with personal injury cases surrounding traffic incidents makes us grounded in understanding intricate legalities specific towards these occurrences. At Carlson Bier, we prioritize weighing each case independently based on its specific merits—effortlessly guiding clients every step of the way, enlightening them about potential setbacks or triumphs that might manifest during their pursuit for justice.

Being aware of the ins and outs surrounding car accidents grants you an upper hand in seeking compensation. Despite numerous variables being at play – from understanding your rights, prompt action, liability determination, to negotiating settlements – we maintain unwavering commitment towards offering proficient legal representation for our clients.

Our highly skilled team at Carlson Bier harmoniously collaborates to facilitate seamless execution of duties ensuring no aspect regarding a client’s case is overlooked. We take pride in our consistent delivery of high-quality service marked by meticulous attention to detail reassuring clients of our dedication towards their cause.

Your road to recovery begins with engaging us – let our experienced attorneys assist you while guiding through confusion surrounding potential next steps after a vehicular accident. Through Carlson Bier’s intervention, rest assured that your interests will always be fervently protected paving way for maximum possible restitution.

In conclusion, life-changing repercussions could follow motor vehicle collisions if not appropriately managed—turning such unfortunate events into paths leading towards justified outcomes forms part of why we exist as Carlson Bier. Trust us to relentlessly fight on behalf, helping transform this potentially cumbersome journey into one focused on healing and restoration.

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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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The most common causes of car accidents in Chicago include:

  • Driver negligence: This includes distracted driving, speeding, and failing to yield.
  • Road conditions: Potholes, uneven pavement, and other road hazards can cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles.
  • Vehicle defects: Defective vehicles can cause accidents in a variety of ways.
  • Weather conditions: Rain, snow, and ice can make roads slick and dangerous.

If you are involved in a car 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.
  • Exchange information with the other driver. Get their name, address, insurance information, and license plate number.
  • 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.
  • Report the accident to the police. This will create a record of the accident and help you get help if you need it.
  • Contact a car accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a car 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 driver who caused your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a car 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.

In a car 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.

     

    Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your vehicle.

    Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

The statute of limitations for car 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 South Elgin

Cycling Incidents

Focused on legal advocacy for people injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' indifference or hazardous conditions.

Fire Injuries

Giving adept legal support for individuals of grave burn injuries caused by mishaps or carelessness.

Healthcare Negligence

Providing dedicated legal advice for individuals affected by hospital malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Products Accountability

Addressing cases involving faulty products, delivering expert legal services to individuals affected by product malfunctions.

Nursing Home Misconduct

Supporting the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to misconduct in aged care environments, ensuring fairness.

Tumble & Fall Occurrences

Adept in tackling fall and trip accident cases, providing legal support to sufferers seeking redress for their damages.

Birth Damages

Delivering legal aid for households affected by medical carelessness resulting in newborn injuries.

Car Incidents

Incidents: Dedicated to aiding individuals of car accidents receive reasonable payout for injuries and destruction.

Motorbike Collisions

Specializing in providing legal support for individuals involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring rightful claims for damages.

Truck Incident

Ensuring experienced legal services for drivers involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing just recovery for damages.

Building Crashes

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

Cognitive Harms

Committed to ensuring dedicated legal representation for persons suffering from brain injuries due to negligence.

K9 Assault Damages

Specialized in handling cases for persons who have suffered traumas from K9 assaults or creature assaults.

Cross-walker Mishaps

Expert in legal advocacy for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering compensation.

Unwarranted Loss

Standing up for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, extending empathetic and professional legal services to ensure compensation.

Spinal Cord Trauma

Focused on defending clients with vertebral damage, offering expert legal assistance to secure redress.

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