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About Carlson Bier Associates

Accidents can happen at the most unexpected moments, and it’s important to have capable assistance in those crucial times. Carlson Bier serves as your steadfast advocate during such challenging periods. Regardless of how complicated or straightforward you perceive your car accident case to be, our team of proficient personal injury attorneys is equipped with the necessary capabilities and resources to ensure your legal rights are fiercely protected while we relentlessly pursue maximum compensation for you. With demonstrable experience and proven success record across Illinois, we specialize in resolving auto collision disputes effectively whilst ensuring that every aspect of clients’ concerns are meticulously addressed—right from medical bills, damage claims to lost wages issues etc., Carlson Bier works tirelessly towards optimum resolution. The commitment to prioritize client care sets us apart—a reason why you should consider partnering with us for a staunch representation in car accident related cases including claims management, court proceedings and settlement negotiations. Trusting Carlson Bier equals choosing skillful protection backed by an extensive track record wrapped in empathetic services aimed tailored precisely for your unique circumstances.

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Car Accident Lawyers in West City Illinois

At Carlson Bier, your welfare is our ultimate priority. As a pillar of the Illinois legal community, we pride ourselves on being proficient personal injury attorneys specializing in car accident cases. Whether you’re navigating complex challenges after an unfortunate crash or seeking actionable advice to assert your rights effectively, you can count on us for robust and thorough representation that respects your unique circumstances.

A car accident does more than just physical damage – it also disrupts lives emotionally and financially. Understanding this impact allows us to offer holistic services that cater not only to the legalities but overall rehabilitation and recovery. Our systematic approach often includes compensation acquisition for medical bills; lost wages; pain and suffering; emotional distress among others alongside the pertinent legal counsel.

Let’s delve deeper to gain further insights into certain facets of car accident occurrences where we encapsulate value:

• Comprehensive Legal Assessment: Your potential claim is thoroughly scrutinized by our professional attorneys which will include possible lawsuit channels, entitlement scenarios, and stronger assertion points based on extensive industry knowledge.

• Insurance Liaison: We liaise relentlessly with insurance companies involved in your case so that the full merits are understood from every perspective – maximizing potential benefit outcomes tirelessly through negotiations.

• Accident Reconstruction Expertise: In specific cases where fault isn’t readily evident, we engage skilled resources such as accident reconstruction professionals to establish liability objectively – converging technicalities with law superbly.

As committed Illinois personal injury lawyers for car accidents, Carlson Bier confidence stems from an intimate understanding of state-specific laws governing these matters. This vital legal terrain familiarity ensures tailored advice suited uniquely to your distinct needs assigning numerous advantages throughout proceedings right up to conclusion stages.

Our drive impels us beyond mere provision of conventional lawyer duty definition boundaries ensuring consistent commitment beyond expectation levels making us more than committed personal injury litigators –-we nurture relationships aiming at ultimate victim satisfaction imbued by positivity retention during darkness hours.

In an evolving digital environment that demands information immediacy, we value connection with our clients. To that end, the Carlson Bier team ensures round-the-clock availability to resolve queries and provide updates on your case progression. Prompt communication not only nourishes the attorney-client relationship but also equips you with timelines and expectations that influence subsequent adjustments related to personal commitments – family plans, career pursuits or lifestyle adaptations.

The after effects of a car accident can be overwhelming. It involves myriad decisions such as recovery choices; money issues; employment challenges – all under stressing emotional highs. Retaining an experienced personal injury lawyer from Carlson Bier significantly reduces this load allowing concentration focus upon recuperation while being steadfastly represented by competent legal protectors throughout claim journey.

True victory isn’t always about vast financial compensation. Yes, it facilitates easing burdens cultivated following accidents but equally fundamental are commitment embodiment towards maximum lawsuit benefit realization; compassionate assistance during challenging periods and making victim voices heard prominently – elements proudly fostered at Carlson Bier.

Understanding how these intricate details echo against your particular situation could reap significant benefits in perspective broadening relating to potential claim mindfulness. Has this evoked interest for greater knowledge acquisition pertaining intricacies within potential claims evaluations? Craving more illumination upon micro-elements potentially impacting your specific case’s worth estimation? Click on the button below for more detailed insights into understanding stipulations connected exclusively to unique cases similar to yours parsed through meticulous lens of our expert Illinois lawyers at Carlson Bier’s law group.

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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 West City

Cycling Incidents

Focused on legal support for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to others' indifference or risky conditions.

Burn Wounds

Offering adept legal services for sufferers of grave burn injuries caused by events or indifference.

Medical Negligence

Ensuring professional legal advice for persons affected by healthcare malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Merchandise Liability

Addressing cases involving defective products, extending adept legal help to customers affected by product malfunctions.

Nursing Home Neglect

Representing the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to mistreatment in nursing homes environments, ensuring justice.

Fall & Fall Mishaps

Expert in managing fall and trip accident cases, providing legal services to victims seeking justice for their losses.

Childbirth Wounds

Extending legal support for loved ones affected by medical negligence resulting in infant injuries.

Automobile Crashes

Crashes: Committed to aiding sufferers of car accidents get fair remuneration for hurts and losses.

Two-Wheeler Accidents

Committed to providing legal support for victims involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring rightful claims for harm.

Trucking Mishap

Providing professional legal services for victims involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing just settlement for hurts.

Construction Site Incidents

Concentrated on advocating for workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to oversights or negligence.

Brain Impairments

Focused on providing compassionate legal representation for patients suffering from cognitive injuries due to incidents.

Dog Bite Damages

Expertise in handling cases for persons who have suffered traumas from dog attacks or animal assaults.

Jogger Collisions

Committed to legal representation for joggers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering damages.

Undeserved Passing

Striving for relatives affected by a wrongful death, extending sensitive and professional legal assistance to ensure redress.

Spine Injury

Dedicated to defending individuals with vertebral damage, offering dedicated legal assistance to secure compensation.

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