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When faced with the overwhelming reality of a birth injury, you need legal representation that is steadfast and compassionate; Carlson Bier offers just that. Specialized in Birth Injury Litigation, our attorneys strive to ensure affected families attain deserved justice and compensation within South Wilmington. Our remarkable proficiency comes from targeted experience; we intricately understand this complex area’s nuances through countless cases fought tirelessly on behalf of clients like you who have suffered such traumatic events.

We bring a prudent approach to each case with forensic analysis entwined with an empathetic understanding of the tremendous emotional turmoil endured by those impacted. With us, your voice has recourse against medical negligence potentially resulting in a significant positive shift in your family’s life circumstances post-injury.

Choosing Carlson Bier as your advocate creates an alliance committed solely to best represent your interests. Our unwavering dedication sets us apart as leaders making tangible changes, supporting individuals’ rights while providing much-needed support during these challenging times.

Trustworthiness and expertise define our firm’s cornerstone – ensuring optimal results for all entrusted Birth Injuries cases around South Wilmington. Trust Carlson Bier – because every child deserves carefree beginnings without compromises rooted in neglectful actions by others.

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in South Wilmington Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, your trusted personal injury attorneys based in Illinois. We understand that the occurrence of birth injuries is an exceedingly distressing and confusing time for families who are simply seeking to welcome a new life into their fold. Here at Carlson Bier, we provide specialized services aimed at aiding these stricken families navigate through this challenging time by offering expert legal solutions.

Birth injuries entail immense emotional upheaval as well as potential lifelong medical complications or disabilities. Among common reported birth injuries include cerebral palsy caused by brain damage either during delivery or in utero, Erb’s palsy caused by nerve damage leading to weakness or loss of motion in one arm, and fractures which occur during difficult labor or deliveries.

Understanding Primary Causes:

• Medical negligence: The doctor may fail to monitor properly the fetal heart rate before and during labor resulting in improper oxygen supply.

• Misuse of Tools: Pregnancy often requires the use of medical tools like forceps or vacuum extractors not used adequately.

• Errors with Medications: Incorrect dosages or wrong medications causing harm to infant and/or mother

Considering the complex space that these cases lie within, our knowledgeable team aims towards understanding all aspects impacting your case. A vital factor includes comprehending whether it was indeed malpractice that resulted in the birth injury; for instance – Was there a direct cause-and-effect relationship between this suspected negligence on behalf of your healthcare provider and resultant harm?

Legal compensation following birth injuries could cover:

• Potential Future Earnings Loss – Due to inability to work because of disability from birth trauma

• Mental Anguish – Emotional pain taking a toll on well-being.

• Medical Expenses & Therapy Costs – Including ongoing treatment expenses over years

We endeavor not only towards creating awareness around such complexities but also helping our clientele recognize their legitimate rights. While every scenario varies significantly, the law essentially provides certain resolute norms related to time frames within which you can file a lawsuit after experiencing a birth injury. These norms, referred to as ‘statutes of limitations’, demand immediate action if you notice any irregularities or hardships post childbirth.

However, these turbulent situations often leave families feeling disoriented and overwhelmed; deciphering legal jargon and untangling the complex webs of medical negligence allegations could feel like an insurmountable task during such times. This is why our dedicated team of experts unequivocally undeviatingly work towards ensuring that your family gets the just settlement it deserves.

We are prompt in evaluating facts related with the case alongside investigating for signs of foul play. Simultaneously, we make sure to utilize all resources available at our disposal – from calling upon relevant expert witnesses to compiling solid evidence-worthy documentations, all while keeping clients continually informed.

Carlson Bier places immense value on ethical advocacy and empathetic guidance – we believe in focusing not just on the case but also on those impacted by it; we stress upon taking care of you equally! In fact, our payment system primarily operates based solely upon winning cases – this ensures that families needn’t be burdened financially while processing through such trying moments in their lives.

As uniquely challenging as navigating birth injuries suits seems, having a reliable attorney stand beside you every step of the way will craft considerable difference to how easy or fast you reach your destined closure. This intricate journey might appear daunting initially – but remember, you’re not alone!

Have doubts? Wish for more information about Carlson Bier’s services? Well then, take the first step towards finding answers. Click on the button below right now – explore how much your case might potentially be worth! Trust us when we say it – We’re here with you every step along this path. You don’t have to go through this alone.

And remember: Your cause is our priority. Let’s get started today because at Carlson Bier – where there’s despair owing to personal injury, we ensure there’s legal aid. We aren’t just attorneys, we’re advocates—your advocates!

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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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Birth Injuries FAQ

The most common birth injuries include:

  • Cerebral palsy: This is a group of disorders that affect movement and coordination.
  • Erb’s palsy: This is a nerve injury that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm and hand.
  • Brachial plexus palsy: This is a group of nerve injuries that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm, shoulder, and hand.
  • Spinal cord injuries: These injuries can cause paralysis or weakness below the waist.
  • Traumatic brain injuries: These injuries can cause a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional problems.

Birth injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Medical malpractice: This can include mistakes made by doctors during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
  • Oxygen deprivation: This can occur if the baby does not get enough oxygen during pregnancy or labor.
  • Physical trauma: This can occur if the baby is injured during labor or delivery.
  • Birth defects: Some birth injuries are caused by birth defects.

The signs and symptoms of a birth injury can vary depending on the severity of the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Weakness or paralysis: This may be in one or more limbs.
  • Seizures
  • Breathing problems
  • Feeding problems
  • Developmental delays
  • Learning disabilities

The treatment options for birth injuries will vary depending on the severity of the injury. However, some common treatment options include:

  • Surgery
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medications
  • Supportive care

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your child was injured due to medical malpractice or another factor. A birth injury lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

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Areas of Practice in South Wilmington

Cycling Crashes

Specializing in legal services for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to others' indifference or unsafe conditions.

Flame Wounds

Providing specialist legal services for patients of serious burn injuries caused by incidents or carelessness.

Medical Misconduct

Offering dedicated legal support for individuals affected by medical malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Products Accountability

Taking on cases involving problematic products, extending adept legal assistance to customers affected by faulty goods.

Elder Neglect

Protecting the rights of elders who have been subjected to malpractice in senior centers environments, ensuring restitution.

Slip & Tumble Mishaps

Expert in addressing tumble accident cases, providing legal services to victims seeking justice for their injuries.

Birth Wounds

Supplying legal assistance for relatives affected by medical carelessness resulting in childbirth injuries.

Motor Collisions

Crashes: Focused on assisting clients of car accidents receive fair remuneration for harms and damages.

Two-Wheeler Mishaps

Expert in providing legal services for bikers involved in bike accidents, ensuring justice for traumas.

Big Rig Mishap

Extending adept legal services for drivers involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing just recovery for damages.

Worksite Mishaps

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

Brain Damages

Committed to providing dedicated legal advice for patients suffering from neurological injuries due to carelessness.

K9 Assault Damages

Proficient in managing cases for individuals who have suffered damages from canine attacks or beast attacks.

Jogger Incidents

Dedicated to legal assistance for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering recovery.

Unfair Death

Fighting for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, supplying understanding and adept legal support to ensure restitution.

Vertebral Harm

Focused on defending patients with paralysis, offering expert legal services to secure justice.

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