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If you, or a loved one, have suffered a spinal cord injury due to someone else’s negligence, choosing the right legal representation is crucial. Carlson Bier prides itself on its expertise in these intricate cases. With deep experience and proven results in Illinois, our focus remains steadfastly committed to clients dealing with challenging spinal cord injuries. There’s nothing more important than your health and future; we battle tirelessly for both. We understand the complexity of medical costs involved intricately linking catastrophic accidents and ongoing necessary care services which can be financially draining without adequate compensation. These are not easy waters to navigate alone – partnering with us ensures you don’t need to do so unduly burdened. Our experienced team conducts thorough investigations into incidents, ensuring all factors contributing towards resultant damage are assessed accurately – assigning culpability where it lies precisely corresponds directly with ensuring maximal settlements for victims’ benefit! Rest assured that when entrusting your claim with Carlson Bier Spinal Cord Injuries Attorney Group, we fight relentlessly at every step aiding recovery while advocating for justice!

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in South Lawndale Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, your reliable partner for personal injury law related matters. Our primary focus as a personal injury attorney group is ensuring we represent your interests diligently and bring you the justice you so rightfully deserve. This time around, we are shedding more light on an essential subject – Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs). We realize that knowing is half the battle when it comes to such serious injuries.

Spinal cord injuries can occur due to various reasons – a car accident, slip-and-fall incidents, sports injuries or other forms of physical trauma. These injuries often have life-altering impacts leading to paralysis, reduced mobility or loss of certain bodily functions; thus making it all the more necessary that victims get adequate compensation.

• SCIs may be either complete or incomplete: A complete SCI results in absolute loss of function below the level of injury while with an incomplete SCI, some functionality remains.

• The site of damage also plays a crucial role in understanding how SCIs impact an individual’s daily life. Higher-level cervical injuries often lead to quadriplegia i.e., not being able to move any limbs.

• Long-term complications often include issues like chronic pain and bladder problems.

• Immediate emergency care post-injury could play a pivotal role in minimizing long-term dysfunctionality.

At Carlson Bier, our team of hugely experienced attorneys will work closely with medical professionals to evaluate these many intricacies involved in spinal cord injuries cases. We understand that every case is unique and hence dedicate ourselves fully into finding details relevant to your specific situation. This includes factors influencing the outcomes such as quality of initial care post-accident, age at the time of accident and overall health status pre-injury.

Our attorneys will judiciously navigate through this multi-layered process focusing on many aspects ranging from obtaining expert opinions and testimonies validating your condition up until securing fair settlement for covering past and future expenses resulting from your life-changing ordeal.

• We will build a solid case highlighting the incident’s effect on your life and long-term physical health.

• Besides seeking compensation for medical expenses, we also focus on securing recompensation to cover more indirect losses such as lost wages, emotional distress and loss of enjoyment in life due to disability.

It is our mission at Carlson Bier to ensure that victims of spinal cord injuries receive justice they deserve. As your partners through these challenging times, care about not just the legal aspects but also aim to help secure best possible quality of life despite hardships you may be facing due to your injury.

Remember: You don’t have to navigate this complex landscape alone. With decades of combined experience in tackling personal injury cases under our belt, Carlson Bier has been instrumental in helping hundreds navigate the often-complicated waters of SCIs lawsuits.

Now comes perhaps one question you’ve had on your mind the entire time – What’s my case worth? While every situation is unique and hence resists any ‘one-size-fits-all’ answers; rest assured that our team strives relentlessly towards maximising compensation received for each client we represent.

We invite you now to click on the button below. Let us provide a comprehensive evaluation offering an insight into what your legal action could potentially accomplish. Navigate this journey with confidence having Carlson Bier by your side defending your interests diligently yet compassionately much like hundreds before whom we’ve represented successfully throughout 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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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 South Lawndale

Pedal Cycle Collisions

Dedicated to legal representation for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' indifference or hazardous conditions.

Flame Wounds

Offering adept legal advice for sufferers of severe burn injuries caused by events or recklessness.

Clinical Incompetence

Offering specialist legal assistance for victims affected by clinical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Products Responsibility

Managing cases involving faulty products, offering skilled legal guidance to victims affected by defective items.

Elder Neglect

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

Tumble and Slip Accidents

Expert in managing fall and trip accident cases, providing legal services to victims seeking restitution for their suffering.

Infant Traumas

Providing legal help for households affected by medical malpractice resulting in newborn injuries.

Vehicle Accidents

Mishaps: Concentrated on guiding clients of car accidents get just payout for damages and impairment.

Motorcycle Mishaps

Specializing in providing representation for riders involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring rightful claims for injuries.

Big Rig Incident

Providing specialist legal advice for persons involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing adequate compensation for losses.

Construction Collisions

Committed to assisting laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or misconduct.

Cerebral Injuries

Expert in ensuring compassionate legal support for persons suffering from brain injuries due to misconduct.

Dog Bite Traumas

Expertise in tackling cases for clients who have suffered harms from puppy bites or beast attacks.

Foot-traveler Incidents

Specializing in legal services for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering claims.

Unfair Passing

Standing up for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, delivering caring and adept legal guidance to ensure justice.

Spine Damage

Focused on defending individuals with spinal cord injuries, offering expert legal representation to secure recovery.

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