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The significant increase in nursing home abuse cases is deeply concerning and highlights the urgent role that experienced legal counsel plays in Urbana. Equipped with comprehensive knowledge, skill, and a strong dedication to justice, Carlson Bier exemplifies this role better than any other law group could dream of doing. With expertise specifically on such complex matters relating to elder care, the team at Carlson Bier has consistently secured fair settlements for victims while ensuring violators face deserved consequences. Nursing home abuse often goes unreported due to fear or misunderstanding by our vulnerable elders – so we make it our mission to act as their voice during these trying times. Whether your loved one’s circumstances involve physical harm or financial exploitation, rest assured Carlson Bier will explore every possible angle meticulously. Choose not only excellence but also profound empathy when dealing with sensitive matters such as nursing home abuses; choose Carlson Bier for quality representation tailored uniquely for you and those worth fighting for.

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Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers in Urbana Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand the deep distress that arises when a loved one gets subjected to nursing home abuse. Our Illinois-based personal injury lawyers are committed to applying their extensive experience and nuanced understanding of laws relating to elder care, ensuring your family receives justice. The wrongful mistreatment of elders in many assisted living facilities needs more attention than it currently receives. This magnitude of injustice can drive families into unexpected chaos emotionally and financially, creating prongs of issues that can be challenging to manage for those who are unfamiliar with the complexities engrained within Illinois law.

A staggering statistic shows that about one in six people aged 60 years and older have experienced some form of abuse in community settings during the past year. When you entrust life’s most precious gifts – your loved ones – into a facility’s hands, unwarranted phenomena like neglect or abuse will never be sanctioned by Carlson Bier. Elder abuse takes several forms but notably:

• Neglect: Failing to fulfill a caretaking obligation imparting serious risk on an elderly person’s well-being.

• Physical Abuse: Inflicting physical pain/injury or restraining an individual wrongfully.

• Sexual Abuse: Non-consensual sexual interaction with an elderly person.

• Financial Exploitation: Illegal exploitation of an elder’s finances through manipulation or theft.

Understanding these types is just part one. What signifies tangible signs? Unusual bruising, frequent infections, personality changes, anxiety around certain staff members, unexplained financial loss among others stand as tell-tale indicators that something may indeed be amiss.

At Carlson Bier, each case presents an opportunity not merely for litigation but also education towards resilience against such toxic realities. Following our resolve requires tremendous awareness-building joined by apt legal intervention where necessary – two areas we happily excel at – shouldering alongside families the weight of seeking justice for their loved ones.

Our team provides meticulously tailored strategies based on the minute specifics bound up in every instance, thus ensuring the optimum legal course springs forth New to handling such a situation? Our personal injury lawyers will guide you through each legal step, explaining everything that might seem confusing in an easy-to-understand manner. This ensures your participation and comprehension throughout the process for transparent litigation.

We believe information and understanding are powerful tools for navigating complexities of nursing home abuse cases. By presenting our clients with detailed explanations with corresponding actions, we aim to deliver tangible results coupled with client satisfaction.

Particularly cognizant about maintaining your loved one’s dignity throughout this trying period, Carlson Bier vehemently stands by nurturing trust not only as professional lawyers but also inherently compassionate human beings.

And while we are dedicated tirelessly to justice-seeking on our client’s behalf primarily within Illinois; prohibitions set against advertising that we’re present within Urbana must be strictly adhered to. However principled and tenacious warriors seeking fairness for each victimized elderly person is integral despite geographical bounds – at Carlson Bier; you’ll find this remains unwaveringly constant wherever offices physically lie.

In choosing Carlson Bier as your representatives during such adversity instead of fighting alone – anticipate experiencing a winning mixture of compassion, experience plus undeterred commitment towards attaining justice in utmost solidarity alongside you.

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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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Nursing Home | Elder Abuse FAQ​

The signs and symptoms of nursing home abuse or neglect can vary depending on the type of abuse or neglect that is occurring. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Physical abuse: This could include bruises, cuts, fractures, and other injuries.
  • Emotional abuse: This could include verbal abuse, intimidation, and isolation.
  • Sexual abuse: This could include sexual touching, intercourse, and other sexual acts.
  • Neglect: This could include malnutrition, dehydration, and poor hygiene.

If you suspect that your loved one is being abused or neglected in a nursing home, you should:

  • Report your suspicions to the nursing home administrator.
  • Contact the local ombudsman, who is an advocate for nursing home residents.
  • File a complaint with the state’s department of health or human services.
  • Contact a nursing home abuse lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a family member of a nursing home abuse or neglect victim, you have the right to:

  • Visit your loved one at any time.
  • Have access to your loved one’s medical records.
  • Be informed of your loved one’s care plan and treatment.
  • File a complaint against the nursing home if you believe your loved one is being abused or neglected.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for nursing home abuse or neglect if your loved one has been injured due to the negligence or recklessness of the nursing home. A nursing home abuse lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

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Cycling Accidents

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Scald Wounds

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Clinical Misconduct

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Newborn Damages

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Car Incidents

Incidents: Dedicated to aiding individuals of car accidents get fair compensation for wounds and damages.

Scooter Collisions

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Big Rig Crash

Offering specialist legal assistance for clients involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing rightful recovery for damages.

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