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About Carlson Bier Associates

In the challenging aftermath of a wrongful death, you need an advocate. Carlson Bier excels in providing unwavering legal support to clients dealing with devastating circumstances. Our skillful team is proficient at navigating complicated legal terrains and assisting families during their most difficult times. The experience gained from handling numerous complex cases throughout Illinois returns value when representing your interests relentlessly in Stonington’s courts. Freedom from geographical bounds empowers us to fight for justice anywhere it’s needed – strengthening our approach while promoting your rights. When tragedy strikes close to home, having Carlson Bier fighting on behalf of those wrongfully bereaved reinforces that you’ve chosen the finest representation possible. We offer personalized service fitted perfectly around your unique needs; this distinguishes us within our field as we prioritize dignity and respect throughout each interaction with our valued clients as they navigate their path towards obtaining just compensation.

Remember, while seeking reparation under these taxing circumstances can be overwhelming, Carlson Bier is committed to supporting you all through this process whilst striving tirelessly for rightful remuneration owed to you and loved ones affected tragically by wrongful deaths in Stonington.

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Stonington Illinois

As a leading authority in Illinois, Carlson Bier specializes in personal injury law. Our dedicated team of skilled attorneys understands that dealing with the sudden and tragic death of a loved one can be an overwhelming experience. If you’re seeking justice for wrongful death cases, our firm is armed with impeccable expertise and empathy to guide you through these trying times.

An unforeseen result of someone’s negligence or intended harm, wrongful death disrupts lives emotionally, physically, and financially. It encompasses situations where a person’s misconduct leads to another person’s untimely demise – which could involve anything from car accidents to medical malpractice. Carlson Bier provides unrivaled legal aid for those left behind. We help bereaved family members understand their rights and pursue legal redress.

The essential tenets underlining wrongful death claims are:

⦁ The defendant had a duty of care towards the decedent.

⦁ The defendant breached this duty.

⦁ This breach led directly to the death in question.

⦁ There ensued significant financial hardship as a result.

Navigating through this tumultuous process requires adept understanding of these elements and requisite legal mechanisms – why not leave it to proven experts?

We understand that monetary compensation can’t soothe emotional distress nor replace your beloved. However, rightful recompense can relieve excessive burdens tied with hospital bills, funeral expenses or inherited debts. While advocating for our clients’ rights to full recovery, we also meticulously assess every facet surrounding the incident – evaluating its immediate impact and future ramifications on family members’ livelihoods.

Through diligently serving families across Illinois over time-tested years, we have firmly anchored ourselves on core humanitarian ethics – empathy remains at heart while providing expert counsel and representation conditioned by thoroughness and careful analyses.

Our renowned approach involves several crucial stages:

• Detailed review: Documenting all relevant facts about circumstances leading up to the mishap.

• Calculated planning: Formulating appropriate arguments and building a strong case that best represent your interests.

• Persistent negotiations: Engaging with insurance companies to secure deserved compensation without stepping foot in the courtroom.

• Zealous representation: Advocating assertively in trial if necessary, showcasing the undeniable strength of your case.

At Carlson Bier, we believe strongly in our clients’ rights to justice. This belief fuels our impassioned crusade against thoughtless acts causing undeserved suffering – encouraging us to continuously strive for fairness, irrespective of how complicated or hesitant the fight may be.

In this challenging process, securing experienced legal counsel is paramount. It ensures clarity while traversing through knotty legal terrains and aids in securing rightful restitution for lost income, incurred medical expenses and future pecuniary losses suffered due to untimely death of cherished ones.

We provide dedicated guidance consistent with Illinois law whilst seeking maximized recovery tailored on an individual basis – truly listening and understanding unique circumstances encompassed by each case. Our satisfaction doesn’t come from clocking victories; it emerges from knowing we aided bereaved families find closure beyond their tragedies.

Choosing Carlson Bier means aligning with concerned advocates willing tirelessly to mitigate pervasive implications shrouding wrongful death cases. We urge you not to bear this burdensome journey alone; allow us together seek justice while honoring lives abruptly halted due general laxity or wrongful decisions made by at fault parties.

With a tempting button below calling out your attention, taking that next decisive step towards determining what your claim might be worth becomes more inviting than ever! Don’t let doubt hinder you – tap into our well-founded expertise paired with intricate knowledge on Illinois rules governing personal injury law. Allow us accompany you down the path of justice – because every life unfairly snuffed out deserves vindication! Seek your due today by finding out exactly what your worthy case entails; click on the button below now – let’s uncover its true worth together.

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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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Wrongful Death FAQ​

Wrongful death occurs when a person’s death is caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person.

The following people may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit:

  • The spouse or children of the deceased
  • The parents of the deceased
  • The siblings of the deceased
  • The personal representative of the deceased’s estate

To prove a wrongful death claim in Illinois, the plaintiff must prove the following elements:

  • The defendant owed the deceased a duty of care.
  • The defendant breached that duty of care.
  • The breach of duty caused the death of the deceased.
  • The plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the death of the deceased.

In a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include lost wages, medical expenses, and funeral expenses.
  • Non-pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the non-financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include pain and suffering, loss of consortium, and loss of parental guidance.

The statute of limitations for wrongful death lawsuits in Illinois is two years. This means that you have two years from the date of the death to file a lawsuit.

If you have any questions about your legal rights or options after a wrongful death, you should contact an experienced wrongful death attorney.

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Areas of Practice in Stonington

Pedal Cycle Crashes

Expert in legal support for people injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' lack of care or risky conditions.

Thermal Damages

Offering specialist legal help for sufferers of major burn injuries caused by mishaps or misconduct.

Hospital Malpractice

Providing experienced legal assistance for individuals affected by clinical malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Products Fault

Handling cases involving faulty products, delivering professional legal support to individuals affected by harmful products.

Elder Misconduct

Supporting the rights of nursing home residents who have been subjected to malpractice in aged care environments, ensuring fairness.

Tumble and Slip Occurrences

Skilled in tackling stumble accident cases, providing legal services to individuals seeking justice for their suffering.

Infant Harms

Delivering legal help for relatives affected by medical misconduct resulting in newborn injuries.

Motor Crashes

Crashes: Committed to helping sufferers of car accidents get appropriate remuneration for damages and destruction.

Two-Wheeler Collisions

Focused on providing legal advice for bikers involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring rightful claims for damages.

Trucking Collision

Offering specialist legal representation for victims involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing adequate compensation for harms.

Construction Crashes

Committed to advocating for workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or irresponsibility.

Cerebral Traumas

Expert in offering dedicated legal services for patients suffering from brain injuries due to negligence.

Dog Bite Injuries

Adept at addressing cases for victims who have suffered damages from dog bites or creature assaults.

Cross-walker Crashes

Focused on legal assistance for joggers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering compensation.

Unjust Passing

Striving for relatives affected by a wrongful death, offering caring and expert legal support to ensure fairness.

Spinal Cord Impairment

Committed to supporting individuals with vertebral damage, offering specialized legal support to secure redress.

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