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About Carlson Bier Associates

When tragedy strikes on the open road, turn to the capable team at Carlson Bier for skilled, reliable legal representation amidst your car accident ordeal. Our outstanding attorneys are dedicated to providing top-tier service, grasping each detail of your unique case and formulating a rigorous legal strategy that puts your needs center stage. Taking on insurance companies can be daunting; let us guide you every step of the way with our vast knowledge and expertise in handling complicated auto accidents cases. With sincerity complemented by strategic techniques, we fight relentlessly for compensation you rightfully deserve after an accident. Despite being miles away from Vienna, we strive to bridge this distance through robust technological communication channels ensuring seamless 24/7 connective accessibility at no compromise whatsoever to quality or efficiency of services rendered. Trust Carlson Bier – where professionalism meets proficiency while championing for justice in car accidents related matters across Illinois state lines as your dependable partner navigating through these trying times.”

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Car Accident Lawyers in Vienna Illinois

At Carlson Bier, we dedicate ourselves as professional personal injury attorneys exclusively to serving the residents of Illinois. Our commitment is unwavering when it comes to protecting clients’ rights who have been injured in car accidents and helping them achieve fair recompense for their losses. Accidents can cause significant physical and emotional trauma, coupled with financial stress due to medical bills, potential loss of income, damage repair costs amongst others. Thus, our top priority is to guide our valued clients throughout the complex legal landscape.

Car accidents are a leading cause of injuries and fatalities in Illinois every year. They can occur due to various reasons – reckless driving, drunk or distracted driving, speeding or violation of traffic laws being some common ones. The impact of such collisions often has detrimental consequences on individuals involved and their families at large.

• Severe injuries: Spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), broken bones or any other life-threatening wounds form part of serious accident aftermaths.

• Financial Burden: Medical bills could include ambulance rides, surgeries, pharmaceuticals etcetera along with property damages which may increase your obligations significantly.

• Psychological Impact: Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), anxiety or depression could be triggered by not just the incident but its cascading effects too.

• Loss of earning opportunity: If you are severely injured that keeps you out from work temporarily or worse permanently, loss wages can account as another monetary burden.

Irrespective of whether your case implicates minor personal harm or wrongfully death claim from a fatal crash; knowing how law operates amid these circumstances can make all the difference when attempting insurance policy recovery or suing fault parties involved in causing accident encounter.

Illinois follows Modified Comparative Negligence rule – if you’re less than 50% culpable for an accident’s occurrence then proportional compensation from insurers emerges feasible. Similarly, the state enforces statute limitation nuances (within two years from accident date; for wrongful death- two year limit to legal action starts from date of demise), along with applying policies related to limitation on damages (caps or ties) pertinent in medical malpractice lawsuits.

Our experienced legal professionals at Carlson Bier work tirelessly with meticulous precision to make the nuances of law work in the client’s best interest. We understand how accidents can cause emotional strain and financial hardship, thus we strive for commensurate reparation for our clients’ suffering. Whether it may be physical pain or emotional toll, loss of enjoyment in day-to-day life pursuits, or distinctive quality changes that you experience within interpersonal relationships post mishap, none is discounted when evaluating your deserving relief.

Securing appropriate compensation involves convoluted proceedings including settlement negotiation(s) with insurers refusing maximal payout generally; claim filing against faulty driver(s); dealing evidence collection & scrutiny efforts such as police reports, photographs of accident site/ wrecked vehicle(s), eyewitness testimonials. Additionally having specialists like accident reconstructionists explain what exactly transpired during incident can substantially influence case outcomes in recognition of your rights rightfully juxtaposing any counterclaim posed by antagonist parties involved.

As personal injury attorneys based out of Illinois authorized under State Jurisdiction Codes and hence anchoring an ability to represent out-of-state clients too should need arises- we promise optimal representation across various forums adhering litigation facets towards those impacted either directly from car accidents or indirectly through depression suffered by their kin seeing them hurt grievously due to irresponsible behavior demonstrated elsewhere.

We do not restrict ourselves merely around guiding consultations only but extend services beyond courtroom demands addressing immediate needs that contribute towards well-being and faster recovery pathways infused via targeted referrals comprising healthcare providers who have prior claims processing encounters aiding smoother expedition cycles.

At Carlson Bier, our greatest accomplishment is less about high settlements we gain for clients but more about relationships fostered helping individuals move past tragic circumstances transforming lives gradually back towards normalcy reinstatement scope possible.

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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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Car Accident FAQ​

The most common causes of car accidents in Chicago include:

  • Driver negligence: This includes distracted driving, speeding, and failing to yield.
  • Road conditions: Potholes, uneven pavement, and other road hazards can cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles.
  • Vehicle defects: Defective vehicles can cause accidents in a variety of ways.
  • Weather conditions: Rain, snow, and ice can make roads slick and dangerous.

If you are involved in a car accident in Chicago, you should:

  • Seek medical attention immediately. Even if you don’t think you’re seriously injured, it’s important to get checked out by a doctor.
  • Exchange information with the other driver. Get their name, address, insurance information, and license plate number.
  • Take pictures of the scene of the accident. This will help you document what happened and build your case if you decide to file a lawsuit.
  • Report the accident to the police. This will create a record of the accident and help you get help if you need it.
  • Contact a car accident lawyer. A lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

As a car accident victim in Chicago, you have the right to:

  • Seek compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages.
  • File a lawsuit against the driver who caused your accident.
  • Have your case heard by a jury.

In a car accident lawsuit in Chicago, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Medical expenses: This includes the cost of ambulance rides, hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, and physical therapy.
  • Lost wages: This includes the wages you lost while you were unable to work because of your injuries.
  • Pain and suffering: This includes compensation for the physical and emotional pain you have endured as a result of your injuries.

In a car accident lawsuit in Chicago, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Medical expenses: This includes the cost of ambulance rides, hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, and physical therapy.
  • Lost wages: This includes the wages you lost while you were unable to work because of your injuries.
  • Pain and suffering: This includes compensation for the physical and emotional pain you have endured as a result of your injuries.

    Property damage: This includes the cost of repairing or replacing your vehicle.

    Punitive damages: These damages are awarded to punish the defendant for egregious or reckless conduct.

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

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Areas of Practice in Vienna

Bike Crashes

Proficient in legal advocacy for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' carelessness or risky conditions.

Flame Traumas

Providing expert legal assistance for sufferers of serious burn injuries caused by accidents or carelessness.

Medical Carelessness

Extending specialist legal support for patients affected by clinical malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Merchandise Accountability

Dealing with cases involving dangerous products, delivering skilled legal assistance to consumers affected by product-related injuries.

Elder Misconduct

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

Slip and Fall Incidents

Specialist in handling fall and trip accident cases, providing legal services to clients seeking justice for their damages.

Infant Damages

Offering legal help for loved ones affected by medical misconduct resulting in newborn injuries.

Auto Collisions

Mishaps: Concentrated on helping individuals of car accidents obtain just payout for harms and damages.

Motorbike Collisions

Focused on providing legal advice for victims involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring justice for injuries.

18-Wheeler Crash

Delivering specialist legal support for drivers involved in truck accidents, focusing on securing just recompense for injuries.

Construction Incidents

Concentrated on assisting workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or irresponsibility.

Neurological Injuries

Committed to offering specialized legal support for persons suffering from brain injuries due to misconduct.

Canine Attack Harms

Skilled in handling cases for individuals who have suffered damages from dog bites or animal attacks.

Jogger Collisions

Focused on legal support for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering recovery.

Unwarranted Death

Standing up for families affected by a wrongful death, extending sensitive and expert legal services to ensure redress.

Spinal Cord Impairment

Dedicated to defending persons with vertebral damage, offering compassionate legal guidance to secure recovery.

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