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About Carlson Bier Associates

When facing the aftermath of a medical malpractice incident in Vernon Hills, Illinois, seeking representation from Carlson Bier can make all the difference. Our legal team has significant experience navigating through intricate health law issues and we are committed to protecting your rights. With a proven track record of winning complex cases related to medical negligence, our attorneys provide personal attention to every case with unflinching dedication and utmost professionalism. We understand that these emotionally-charged situations require clear communication, confidentiality and an empathetic approach – qualities that have become synonymous with our name at Carlson Bier Attorneys-at-Law. Let us use our comprehensive knowledge in this specialized area to seek justice for you or your loved one affected by such devastating incidents which lead not only physical but mental injuries as well. The decision of selecting a competent attorney will be consequential; consider Carlson Bier – where quality service meets expertise in battling Medical Malpractice cases effectively.

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Vernon Hills Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we understand how devastating it can be to become a victim of medical malpractice. Medical negligence is more than just an unfortunate event; it’s a violation of your trust and can result in lasting harm or even death. Our personal injury attorneys have dedicated their careers to seeking justice for individuals affected by such traumatic events.

Medical malpractice typically occurs when healthcare professionals fail to adhere to a certain standard of care in treating patients, leading to detrimental consequences. However, proving medical negligence can be complex due to the intricacies involved in assessing these standards and the exact cause of injuries sustained. This is where our legal expertise becomes invaluable – we at Carlson Bier are equipped with extensive knowledge about both law and medicine, enabling us to comprehensively analyze potential cases from every angle.

Let’s delve into some important aspects of medical malpractice:

• Negligence: A key point here is that not all medical errors constitute as negligence. For example, if the doctor performed an incorrect treatment despite conducting necessary tests before arriving at a diagnosis. In this case, he/she may have not acted negligently but instead made an error in judgment.

• Proving Harm: Patients must prove that they suffered actual damage from alleged negligent conduct. Mere dissatisfaction with your treatment or results does not qualify as grounds for a malpractice lawsuit.

• Statute of Limitations: Like other cases, there’s often a timeframe within which one needs to file suit against the healthcare provider concerned. In Illinois specifically, you generally have two years from when you discovered the injury (but never more than four years post-treatment) to lodge a claim.

Ensuring proper compensation pain and suffering caused by medical negligence requires in-depth understanding and precise handling – something that only experienced personal injury lawyers can adequately provide. At Carlson Bier, our aim has always been aimed towards maintaining utmost transparency with our clients while tirelessly working on securing rightful compensations for them.

In order to build a strong medical malpractice case, we focus on multiple critical aspects, including gathering all necessary medical records and scrutinizing them for any possible signs of negligence. Our dedicated team conducts thorough research regarding the defendant’s professional background and utilizes expert testimonies whenever warranted.

With each case that we undertake, our endeavor remains to offer compassionate legal counsel while maximizing the likelihood of a positive outcome in trial or negotiations with insurance companies. We adopt an empathetic approach towards all our clients as this journey can be emotionally and mentally exhausting.

Also, it should be noted that Carlson Bier law firm is firmly rooted in Illinois but operates statewide; this allows us to assist victims across different counties without compromising on responsiveness or quality of services. While capable of engaging clients across numerous locations, we respect state regulations concerning office jurisdictions – ensuring credible representation every step along your legal journey.

Now that you better understand what medical malpractice entails and how crucial selecting the right personal injury attorney becomes when seeking justice after such occurrences; remember Carlson Bier is here for you every step of the way – ready to fight vigorously for your rights.

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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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Medical Malpractice FAQ​

Medical malpractice is negligence on the part of a healthcare professional that causes harm to a patient. Negligence occurs when a healthcare professional fails to meet the standard of care that is expected of them.

The most common types of medical malpractice include:

  • Misdiagnosis: This occurs when a healthcare professional fails to diagnose a patient’s condition correctly.
  • Delayed diagnosis: This occurs when a healthcare professional does not diagnose a patient’s condition until it is too late.
  • Surgical errors: These errors can occur during or after surgery.
  • Medication errors: These errors can include prescribing the wrong medication, prescribing the wrong dosage, or failing to monitor a patient for side effects.
  • Anesthesia errors: These errors can occur during or after surgery.

The signs and symptoms of medical malpractice can vary depending on the type of malpractice that occurred. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Unexplained injuries: This could include injuries that occurred during surgery or injuries that were not properly treated.
  • Worsening condition: If a patient’s condition worsens after receiving medical care, it may be a sign of medical malpractice.
  • Unexpected death: If a patient dies unexpectedly after receiving medical care, it may be a sign of medical malpractice.

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

  • Surgery: Surgery may be required to correct injuries that were caused by medical malpractice.
  • Physical therapy: Physical therapy may be required to help patients regain their strength and mobility after suffering an injury.
  • Occupational therapy: Occupational therapy may be required to help patients learn to perform activities of daily living after suffering an injury.
  • Medications: Medications may be required to treat pain and other symptoms of medical malpractice injuries.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for medical malpractice if you have been injured due to the negligence of a healthcare professional. A medical malpractice 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 Vernon Hills

Cycling Accidents

Expert in legal assistance for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to others's negligence or hazardous conditions.

Thermal Injuries

Providing professional legal help for patients of major burn injuries caused by events or misconduct.

Healthcare Misconduct

Extending dedicated legal assistance for individuals affected by clinical malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Merchandise Responsibility

Handling cases involving problematic products, extending adept legal services to individuals affected by product malfunctions.

Senior Abuse

Protecting the rights of seniors who have been subjected to misconduct in care facilities environments, ensuring protection.

Tumble & Fall Occurrences

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

Birth Injuries

Delivering legal guidance for relatives affected by medical incompetence resulting in newborn injuries.

Vehicle Mishaps

Incidents: Focused on helping victims of car accidents obtain just settlement for wounds and destruction.

Two-Wheeler Crashes

Focused on providing legal support for riders involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring rightful claims for harm.

Trucking Collision

Extending expert legal assistance for victims involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing adequate settlement for losses.

Building Site Collisions

Committed to representing staff or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or misconduct.

Head Impairments

Expert in ensuring specialized legal assistance for victims suffering from cerebral injuries due to negligence.

Dog Attack Traumas

Proficient in addressing cases for persons who have suffered harms from dog attacks or beast attacks.

Pedestrian Accidents

Committed to legal representation for joggers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering recovery.

Unfair Death

Working for loved ones affected by a wrongful death, delivering sensitive and experienced legal services to ensure restitution.

Neural Damage

Focused on defending patients with paralysis, offering specialized legal guidance to secure recovery.

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