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About Carlson Bier Associates

When dealing with the trying circumstances of a birth injury claim, it’s critical to have legal representation by your side that is experienced in this convoluted area. At Carlson Bier, we are committed to advocating for families affected by birth injuries across multiple jurisdictions including Washington Park. Our team has years of experience pertinent to such claims and substantial knowledge about medical malpractice laws. We understand how devastating it can be for families who face the trauma severe health concerns bring about due to negligence during delivery- hence our absolute dedication towards seeking justice on behalf of each client we represent. With numerous successful cases attributed to us, selecting Carlson Bier eliminates uncertainties; you’ll certainly have skilled dedicated advocates laboring relentlessly for you. Our distinguished firm’s concentration in birth injury litigation ensures an unsurpassed depth of proficiency in every case handled – giving each distressed family optimal chances at obtaining deserved compensation. Reach out now! Allow our lawyers at Carlson Bier make the necessary strides towards getting your family justice served!

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Washington Park Illinois

Birth injuries account for some of the most devastating and emotionally-charged cases in personal injury law. At Carlson Bier, we are deeply committed to representing those who have suffered from such tragic circumstances, using our vast experience and expertise as a premier Illinois-based Personal Injury Lawyer group. Our conviction is fueled by the empathy we feel for families grappling with the ramifications of preventable birth injuries.

Birth injuries can occur during pregnancy, labor or delivery and range varying degrees from minor to severe, potentially leading to temporary or permanent disability. Some common types of birth injuries include cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries (such as Erb’s Palsy), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), perinatal asphyxia, bone fractures – just to name a few.

There are numerous causes behind these heartrending incidents:

• Medical malpractice: This includes instances where the healthcare provider fails to identify maternal infections, efficiently respond to distress signals from fetal monitors or properly administer medications.

• Negligence: It could be due to prenatal negligence like failure on part of the medical staff to detect birth defects through routine ultrasounds or incompetence during childbirth procedure including forceful use of birthing tools like forceps or vacuum extractors.

Securing your rights in such cases requires substantial comprehension not just of medical minutiae but also legal understanding that transcend beyond usual personal injury law norms. Having represented countless victims over years and delivering successful verdicts has cemented Carlson Bier’s reputation as adept advocates proficient in this complex field.

We’ll passionately represent your interests ensuring justice is served for you and your child affected by birth injuries. We vow unfaltering commitment towards every case we undertake – meticulous investigation into details surrounding your claim; partnership with top-tier medical professionals for expert inputs vital for building an indomitable argument; constant communication involving updates & concerted decision-making process throughout all stages right up until final resolution and beyond.

Our stalwart team at Carlson Bier further assures you of:

• No fees unless we win: We work on a contingency fee arrangement. This means that you do not have to pay anything until a favourable result has been obtained.

• Rigorously protecting your rights: Our assertive approach involves leaving no stone unturned to procure concrete proofs necessary for substantiating your claim.

• Accomplished negotiators: Often times, successful negotiations can circumvent need for protracted courts trials yet ensuring optimum compensation for our clients.

Birth injury lawsuits aim at securing compensations covering healthcare expenses, rehabilitation & therapy costs, long-term care requirements if applicable; apart from damages accruing from pain, suffering or emotional distress faced by child as well parents alike. Our tenacious legal representation aims – not just alleviating the dire financial implications, but indeed towards affirming accountability against negligent parties; thereby contributing indirectly but significantly towards averting similar future occurrences.

By navigating through the hashes of Illinois-specific personal injury law statutes with finesse and dexterity; leveraging medical networks strewn across state boundaries; equipped with broad-based support expertise – Carlson Bier stands assertively alongside those dealing with birth-injury cases. It’s our passionate mission to materialize justice on behalf of innocent victims thrown in undesired plight by rake mistakes of trusted healthcare providers.

At Carlson Bier, our purpose is simple yet profound – enable beneficiaries get necessary restitution while trying to rebuild their lives post awful incidents like birth injuries. And that objective springs from steadfast dedication channelized towards ensuring fair redressal for all affected families across the state of Illinois.

While we understand how emotionally challenging such situations can be – it’s crucial to remember that asserting your legal rights takes time and hence crucial not wait too long before starting this process.

To find out more about potential value wrapped within your unique case situation – simply click on the button below to initiate an insightful exchange outlining possibilities aligned with your specific circumstances – remember, you deserve to know! The professional personal injury attorneys at Carlson Bier await eagerly for this opportunity of being able to guide and support you through this important journey.

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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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Birth Injuries FAQ

The most common birth injuries include:

  • Cerebral palsy: This is a group of disorders that affect movement and coordination.
  • Erb’s palsy: This is a nerve injury that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm and hand.
  • Brachial plexus palsy: This is a group of nerve injuries that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm, shoulder, and hand.
  • Spinal cord injuries: These injuries can cause paralysis or weakness below the waist.
  • Traumatic brain injuries: These injuries can cause a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional problems.

Birth injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Medical malpractice: This can include mistakes made by doctors during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
  • Oxygen deprivation: This can occur if the baby does not get enough oxygen during pregnancy or labor.
  • Physical trauma: This can occur if the baby is injured during labor or delivery.
  • Birth defects: Some birth injuries are caused by birth defects.

The signs and symptoms of a birth injury can vary depending on the severity of the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Weakness or paralysis: This may be in one or more limbs.
  • Seizures
  • Breathing problems
  • Feeding problems
  • Developmental delays
  • Learning disabilities

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

  • Surgery
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medications
  • Supportive care

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your child was injured due to medical malpractice or another factor. A birth injury 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 Washington Park

Two-Wheeler Crashes

Specializing in legal services for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' recklessness or perilous conditions.

Thermal Injuries

Extending skilled legal assistance for victims of serious burn injuries caused by events or indifference.

Clinical Malpractice

Ensuring experienced legal advice for individuals affected by medical malpractice, including surgical errors.

Products Obligation

Managing cases involving dangerous products, extending specialist legal services to consumers affected by product malfunctions.

Senior Mistreatment

Protecting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to misconduct in senior centers environments, ensuring fairness.

Fall & Fall Mishaps

Adept in addressing slip and fall accident cases, providing legal assistance to individuals seeking compensation for their losses.

Birth Damages

Providing legal support for households affected by medical carelessness resulting in birth injuries.

Vehicle Collisions

Mishaps: Focused on guiding patients of car accidents secure equitable settlement for hurts and destruction.

Bike Collisions

Specializing in providing legal support for motorcyclists involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring just recovery for injuries.

Big Rig Accident

Ensuring expert legal services for persons involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing fair claims for hurts.

Construction Mishaps

Engaged in representing workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or irresponsibility.

Neurological Injuries

Specializing in ensuring expert legal assistance for individuals suffering from cognitive injuries due to negligence.

Dog Attack Harms

Expertise in dealing with cases for individuals who have suffered damages from puppy bites or creature assaults.

Jogger Collisions

Dedicated to legal assistance for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering claims.

Unwarranted Demise

Working for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, delivering caring and expert legal guidance to ensure justice.

Spine Damage

Specializing in advocating for victims with vertebral damage, offering professional legal guidance to secure redress.

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