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Seeking justice for a loved one’s wrongful death can be an overwhelming endeavor. Amidst grief, the pursuit of legal recourse often seems intimidating without experienced guidance. Carlson Bier has vigorously advocated on behalf of numerous clients navigating the complexities of wrongful death disputes in Tilton and throughout Illinois. Our attorneys imbue every case with dedication and precision to deliver solace beyond mere financial compensation – we strive for meaningful closure as well. Utilizing our vast knowledge, combined with skillful litigation strategies, Carlson Bier leaves no stone unturned within some constraints when it comes to achieving justice, evidencing our position as leaders in this field. We understand how crucial empathetic yet steadfast advocacy is during these trying times; rest assured your case would be handled not just professionally but also compassionately by our team at Carlson Bier – that makes us stand out among other choices you may consider.The task ahead may seem daunting; however choosing us elevates your chance for success significantly in wrongful death pursuits.

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Tilton Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand that the loss of a loved one is a painful and often life-altering experience. This tragedy becomes even more bitter when the death was preventable, caused by another’s negligence or malfeasance. Our compassionate team of Illinois-based personal injury attorneys specializes in handling Wrongful Death cases with utmost sensitivity, professionalism, and expertise.

Wrongful death implies instances where someone’s demise results from another person’s careless, negligent actions or intentional harm. Distinct from murder charges that are resolved in criminal court proceedings, wrongful death claims are civil disputes enabling surviving family members to seek compensation for their financial and emotional predicaments following their loved one’s untimely passing.

• It could result from various situations such as fatal accidents, medical malpractices, workplace incidents or hazardous product exposures.

• Filing a wrongful death claim against responsible parties may provide justice to your loved one while offering financial stability during trying times.

• Compensation typically covers hospitalization costs before the unfortunate event occurred, funeral expenses, lost income such perpetrator would possibly have earned and companionship losses associated with the deceased.

Our adept legal experts at Carlson Bier diligently work on revealing precise circumstances leading up to these painful episodes through rigorous evidence collection processes. Backed by years of abundant courtroom experience and an unwavering commitment towards our clients’ best interests, we strive to ensure you receive just compensation for your anguish brought about this devastating ordeal.

• Proving liability necessitates robust evidence indicating negligent action which directly links to the victim’s decease.

• Establishing damages involves valuing tangible like treatment bills or intangible losses i.e., pain suffering endured by survivors.

Upon successful claim submission demonstrating above-mentioned factors effectively proven, deserved compensation would be well within injured party reach potentially diminishing burden carried since their dear ones came across unjustified circumstances initiated by someone else’s reckless actions.

Navigating through intricate legal procedures can inevitably turn out daunting besides dealing with emotional turmoil from your loss. Hence, it becomes essential entrusting this task to reliable legal experts who perfectly understand these processes and personalized situations one can be in during such devastating events. Our dedicated team of attorneys fights passionately against powerful entities while you concentrate on healing and re-embracing life without your loved one.

Carlson Bier lawyers acknowledge unique complexities attached with each wrongful death case we handle. We not only delve deep into understanding your specific situation but also establish a strategy that works best for achieving desired results quickly and effectively.

• A well-prepared action plan backed by substantial proof is vital.

• The untiring efforts put forth by the capable team at Carlson Bier initiates their fortunate survival beyond such traumatic incidents.

Our promise to every client is transparency, respect, communication, diligence, and compassion – values we invaluable hold closest to our heart through crucial journeys embarked together seeking justice for their treasured ones wrongfully snatched away.

Shouldering financial hardships bereavement brings along might seem unbearable. Searching way around acquiring rightful compensation may appear improbable amidst grief shadowing your existence presently. Let us cater all involved complications while ensuring compensations attained are wholly deserved stipulated under provisions stated by Illinois laws governing wrongful death claims.

Filled with tireless advocates ready assisting you ardently towards victory path asserting nothing less than comfortably deserved compensations arrived just when needed most. Don’t let someone else’s negligence cost you more than it already has. You’ve grieved enough; now it’s time for justice to serve its purpose empowering your future holding up stronger tomorrow potentialities for facing ahead grateful heartfelt remembrance cherished instilling positive aspirations thereon upon clicking button down below determining how much rightfully earned claim worth actually stands like considering specifics case-by-case bases extended 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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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 Tilton

Two-Wheeler Accidents

Specializing in legal support for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' lack of care or dangerous conditions.

Scald Injuries

Extending professional legal assistance for individuals of major burn injuries caused by mishaps or carelessness.

Hospital Carelessness

Ensuring expert legal representation for individuals affected by medical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Items Accountability

Handling cases involving defective products, supplying professional legal services to consumers affected by product-related injuries.

Senior Mistreatment

Advocating for the rights of elders who have been subjected to neglect in care facilities environments, ensuring protection.

Stumble & Stumble Mishaps

Expert in tackling slip and fall accident cases, providing legal assistance to individuals seeking redress for their damages.

Birth Harms

Supplying legal assistance for kin affected by medical carelessness resulting in infant injuries.

Vehicle Incidents

Collisions: Committed to supporting individuals of car accidents secure just compensation for wounds and impairment.

Two-Wheeler Incidents

Committed to providing legal support for riders involved in two-wheeler accidents, ensuring justice for traumas.

Big Rig Mishap

Delivering professional legal representation for clients involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing rightful compensation for damages.

Construction Mishaps

Concentrated on supporting employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or recklessness.

Cerebral Injuries

Dedicated to offering expert legal representation for patients suffering from neurological injuries due to misconduct.

Dog Bite Traumas

Skilled in addressing cases for victims who have suffered injuries from dog attacks or beast attacks.

Pedestrian Accidents

Committed to legal support for joggers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering claims.

Unfair Loss

Striving for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending empathetic and skilled legal assistance to ensure fairness.

Vertebral Injury

Specializing in advocating for patients with vertebral damage, offering specialized legal representation to secure justice.

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