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When dealing with wrongful death cases in West Frankfort, Carlson Bier provides exceptional legal services. We understand that nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one, yet survivors often face significant financial burdens. Our firm specializes in protecting rights and securing monetary damages to help alleviate those stresses. With years of experience offering personal injury legal representation, we’ve been proven effective at achieving favorable outcomes for our clients. Highly committed to justice, Carlson Bier provides meticulous attention towards every case detail resulting in maximized recoverable damages. Partnering with us means having an ally who will fight relentlessly for you during these challenging times. Our impressive track record is proof that when it comes to wrongful death cases in West Frankfort area; Carlson Bier’s expertise stands unrivalled among Illinois law firms. Offering compassionate yet fierce advocacy has made us the go-to choice whenever residents need proficient guidance navigating through their toughest battles towards justice and fair compensation.

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Wrongful Death Lawyers in West Frankfort Illinois

Navigating the complexities of a wrongful death claim can be a daunting task without appropriate legal counsel. At Carlson Bier, personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, we understand the emotional and financial turmoil that families experience when dealing with such predicaments. Our team is committed to guiding you through this overwhelming process, assuring that your interests are thoroughly protected and represented.

Wrongful death implies situations where an individual loses their life due to someone else’s negligence or intentional conduct. Such cases may arise from various circumstances like car accidents, medical malpractice, workplace mishaps or even some violent actions leading to fatality. The resultant loss extends beyond just emotional suffering but often causes significant economic implications as well. As part of our dedicated service at Carlson Bier, we provide assistance in understanding these perspectives.

• Understanding what wrongful death entails

• Elucidating potential circumstances causing such deaths

• Shining light on possible settlements

A hallmark feature distinguishing us from many other firms is our personalized approach towards you and your case. We perceive each situation distinctively because no two cases are alike. Our specialized knowledge in Illinois laws related to wrongful death ensures navigating the legal labyrinth becomes less intimidating for you.

At Carlson Bier, we strive to help you secure fair compensation considering monetary aspects associated with funerals and burials; it also considers extensive factors such as loss of companionship or caretaking roles that deceased person exhibited during their lifetime and future earnings they potentially could have earned had they lived a normal lifespan.

Our team understands the crucial need for obtaining financial relief promptly given how incapacitating unexpected expenses can be following a loved one’s untimely demise:

• Helping secure immediate needs like funeral costs

• Identifying long term concerns like loss of income/${person}

• Recognizing intangible losses incurred

The determination of compensations depends heavily on intricate facets that only experienced professionals like those at Carlson Bier can navigate proficiently. Our history of successful settlements and verdicts are demonstrative of our ability to help families find closure while ensuring their future financial stability.

At Carlson Bier, we believe in fighting relentlessly for justice. We extend our expertise to ensure you don’t confront such challenging times alone and the guilty are held accountable for their actions.

• Adept at deciphering complex legal situations

• Experienced professionals with a successful case record

• Committed partner navigating through this challenging phase

Balancing financial pressure while dealing with grief can indeed be overwhelming. The journey to recovery starts by recognizing your need for professional intervention. Rest assured that we have your interests as our priority while helping you navigate these turbulent times.

Every wrongful death claim is fundamentally unique because it majorly depends on specific circumstances leading up to death itself. Such uncertainty demands someone experienced, informed, and attentive like Carlson Bier who can effectively pursue rightful claims. Divulging into every detail meticulously ensures that you acquire just compensation not just for present requirements but also considering long term consequences due to unforeseen departures.

Irrespective of how complicated or simple the situation appears or how long or short it takes to reach an agreeable resolution, we treat each client as our premium responsibility—Transparency, empathy, dedication form core pillars driving our operation. Investing indomitable commitment and resources towards achieving rightful justice marks us as one of Illinois’s leading providers of legal assistance in wrongful death cases.

Financial compensation cannot replace lost loved ones; nonetheless, pursuing a lawsuit might bring some sense of accountability and closure during traumatic times—the first step forwards understanding what your case might be worth. Click the button below now granting access to information vital to making well-informed choices moving ahead firmly.n

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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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Wrongful Death FAQ​

Wrongful death occurs when a person’s death is caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person.

The following people may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit:

  • The spouse or children of the deceased
  • The parents of the deceased
  • The siblings of the deceased
  • The personal representative of the deceased’s estate

To prove a wrongful death claim in Illinois, the plaintiff must prove the following elements:

  • The defendant owed the deceased a duty of care.
  • The defendant breached that duty of care.
  • The breach of duty caused the death of the deceased.
  • The plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the death of the deceased.

In a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois, you may be able to recover the following types of damages:

  • Pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include lost wages, medical expenses, and funeral expenses.
  • Non-pecuniary damages: These damages are designed to compensate the plaintiff for the non-financial losses they have suffered as a result of the death of the deceased. This could include pain and suffering, loss of consortium, and loss of parental guidance.

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

If you have any questions about your legal rights or options after a wrongful death, you should contact an experienced wrongful death attorney.

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Areas of Practice in West Frankfort

Cycling Collisions

Proficient in legal services for victims injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' carelessness or dangerous conditions.

Fire Damages

Giving professional legal help for patients of serious burn injuries caused by mishaps or carelessness.

Physician Incompetence

Extending experienced legal assistance for individuals affected by physician malpractice, including misdiagnosis.

Goods Fault

Addressing cases involving dangerous products, delivering professional legal services to victims affected by defective items.

Nursing Home Abuse

Defending the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to misconduct in nursing homes environments, ensuring fairness.

Trip & Slip Mishaps

Professional in managing stumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to victims seeking restitution for their suffering.

Childbirth Damages

Extending legal support for kin affected by medical misconduct resulting in infant injuries.

Automobile Collisions

Accidents: Focused on supporting patients of car accidents obtain equitable remuneration for hurts and impairment.

Scooter Incidents

Expert in providing legal services for riders involved in scooter accidents, ensuring just recovery for losses.

Truck Accident

Extending specialist legal representation for drivers involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing just recompense for losses.

Building Site Accidents

Engaged in representing employees or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or misconduct.

Cerebral Injuries

Focused on offering dedicated legal assistance for individuals suffering from neurological injuries due to incidents.

Dog Bite Traumas

Specialized in tackling cases for people who have suffered injuries from K9 assaults or wildlife encounters.

Pedestrian Mishaps

Focused on legal representation for walkers involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering claims.

Undeserved Fatality

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending empathetic and adept legal assistance to ensure justice.

Neural Damage

Specializing in supporting victims with vertebral damage, offering compassionate legal guidance to secure compensation.

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