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About Carlson Bier Associates

When unfortunate circumstances lead you to seek legal assistance, consider Carlson Bier for your personal injury needs. As a distinguished Illinois law firm specializing in personal injury cases, our dedicated lawyers are equipped with profound knowledge and vast experience that sets us above the rest. Our primary aim is delivering justice to injured individuals while also ensuring an empathetic approach towards their concerns. Pursuing a myriad of cases – from car accidents, work-related injuries to medical malpractice – we tirelessly strive towards getting rightful compensation for our clients by meticulously scrutinizing every detail related to their case. With Carlson Bier on your side, advocacy will not just be competent but compassionate too, understanding the stressful implications such incidents can have on your life. Offering vigilant representation coupled with moral support throughout the process demonstrates why choosing us might be best suited for those residing in Staunton seeking expert help concerning personal injuries — because at Carlson Bier, we believe in warrior-like defense backed up by human empathy.

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Personal Injury Lawyers in Staunton Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, your reliable partner in navigating the often complex landscape of personal injury law. As a predominant law firm based in Illinois, our team thrives on offering unrivalled legal services that champion the rights of those unjustly injured due to negligence or misconduct. We understand how physically and emotionally overwhelming it can be dealing with an accident, and we’re here to ensure you receive fair compensation.

Personal Injury is a broad practice area which typically involves cases where individuals have suffered injuries as a result of another party’s action or negligence. These situations could vary from car accidents, slips and falls, dog bites to workplace injuries among others. Having legal representation becomes pivotal in helping victims obtain just recompense for any physical harm, emotional distress or financial loss experienced.

• The need for medical care: An injury may warrant immediate medical attention – this will not only help improve your health condition but also provide essential documentation evidence illustrating the severity and consequence of the incident.

• Loss of earnings: If the injury affects your ability to work either temporarily or permanently, you’re entitled to recover lost wages.

• Emotional trauma: Victims sometimes suffer mental anguish such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety or depression following their ordeal; this constitutes an aspect in determining compensation.

• Property repair/replacement costs: In instances where property damage has occurred like car accidents- additional coverage is warranted for these expenses.

At Carlson Bier, we are adept at ensuring justice prevails by facilitating full remuneration encompassing all above factors. Leveraging decades-long experience combined with sharp litigation skills allows us brush aside common insurance tactics while firmly advocating for your rights.

Our methodology starts with thorough case evaluation; understanding circumstances surrounding your incident helps us build compelling case narratives. Afterwards follows rigorous negotiation with insurance companies -we fight aggressively so that they acknowledge their client’s liability and subsequently pay adequate settlements meant at salving damages incurred. And if satisfactory resolution isn’t achieved via amicable means, we aren’t afraid of escalating matters to court.

One fundamental aspect mantra within our practice is placing client’s best interest at heart. We will guide you through each step of the process whilst offering transparency so you can keep track of progress being made with your case. Additionally, adhering to a contingency fee basis signifies acquiring our legal prowess won’t cost you anything unless we win; ensuring our goals are aligned directly with yours.

Please note: While we proudly serve clients across Illinois using comprehensive remote infrastructures capable of tackling intricate personal injury claim processes; it’s important to clarify that physical office presence is limited to areas stipulated in state law requirements. Bearing this in mind ensures adherence and affirmation to ethical practices for safeguarding public interest and trust in the profession.

At Carlson Bier, securing maximum compensation for personal injuries isn’t just a service – it’s a commitment etched into the bedrock of our professional ethos. You deserve thoroughness coupled with empathetic representation that drives towards favorable outcomes no matter how complex or trying your circumstances seem.

Everyone deserves easy access to justice, even when they don’t have detailed knowledge about personal injury laws. That’s why we ensure every piece of information shared is straightforward, accessible and valuable to anyone who reads it.

Convinced? Great! Now take one final step – click the button below for free consultation where we will evaluate details pertaining your case alongside potential worth quantification. Don’t let an accident derail your life further; allow the experienced attorneys at Carlson Bier assist you on your path towards rightful restitution today!

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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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Pedal Cycle Accidents

Dedicated to legal support for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to others's recklessness or hazardous conditions.

Thermal Wounds

Giving specialist legal help for people of severe burn injuries caused by incidents or recklessness.

Medical Carelessness

Ensuring expert legal assistance for persons affected by physician malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Items Fault

Dealing with cases involving dangerous products, supplying professional legal assistance to clients affected by product malfunctions.

Senior Abuse

Protecting the rights of elders who have been subjected to abuse in elderly care environments, ensuring fairness.

Fall and Trip Mishaps

Skilled in addressing slip and fall accident cases, providing legal support to sufferers seeking recovery for their damages.

Childbirth Traumas

Offering legal aid for kin affected by medical negligence resulting in infant injuries.

Auto Mishaps

Crashes: Focused on helping clients of car accidents gain appropriate payout for wounds and damages.

Two-Wheeler Accidents

Focused on providing legal support for motorcyclists involved in scooter accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for losses.

Truck Collision

Providing experienced legal services for drivers involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing just settlement for damages.

Construction Incidents

Concentrated on advocating for workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or recklessness.

Brain Damages

Committed to providing expert legal support for clients suffering from cerebral injuries due to negligence.

K9 Assault Wounds

Specialized in managing cases for individuals who have suffered harms from puppy bites or creature assaults.

Foot-traveler Crashes

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

Undeserved Loss

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

Spinal Cord Injury

Focused on representing patients with backbone trauma, offering compassionate legal support to secure recovery.

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