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Suffering from a spinal cord injury is an event that turns lives upside down. It entails physical pain, emotional trauma, and often financial burden. In these challenging times, you need the backing of an experienced legal advocate like Carlson Bier – a premier Illinois-based personal injury law firm focusing on spinal cord injuries cases. With our firm representing your interests, rest assured knowing we bring extensive experience to the table in addressing complex medical-legal issues related to spinal cord injuries. At Carlson Bier, our prowess isn’t simply confined within courtroom walls; we believe in supporting clients’ recovery journey by seeking maximum compensation for the harm inflicted upon them because every victim’s healing matters to us greatly. We’re not just attorneys at law-we are champions of justice who fight tirelessly for those affected by devastating circumstances like spinal cord damages. Therefore, when it comes to representation with empathy and skills beyond question resolving Spinal Cord Injury cases within Illinois jurisdiction consider partnering with Carlson Bier – your trusted guide through legal challenges.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Lawyers in Wheeling Illinois

Spinal cord injuries are among the most serious and life-altering injuries an individual can sustain. This isn’t merely due to their immediate impact, but also because of the profound, long-term implications on one’s quality of life. At Carlson Bier, we understand how crucial it is to arm yourself with knowledge about these devastating injuries.

The spinal cord functions as a conduit between your brain and body, transmitting vital signals that control movement, sensation and other bodily functions. When disrupted by injury, these signals may be blocked or altered leading to varying degrees of disability or paralysis.

• Complete Spinal Cord Injury: This involves total loss of function below the level of injury.

• Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: As implied by its name, some degree of functionality remains preserved in this type.

Although motor vehicle accidents commonly result in such trauma; falls, violence and sports-related incidents are significant contributing factors. Initial symptoms usually include pain or pressure in head/back/neck region along with potential weakness or paralysis in parts governing extremities.

Several complications may arise from spinal cord injuries including respiratory problems and infections due to weakened immune response; both financial burdens further amplified by ongoing medical costs associated with treatment (like physical therapy) and assistive equipment needs.

Having data helps one anticipate what lies ahead but perhaps nothing prepares you fully for emotional toll – sense of loss & fear par excellence. That’s where sound legal representation comes into play bringing not just monetary relief via rightfully deserved compensation but also mental closure that justice has been served.

At Illinois-based law firm Carlson Bier we specialize in representing clients suffering from spinal cord injuries. We recognize each case possesses unique circumstances necessitating personalized attention & strategies designed around specifics rather than one-size-fits-all approach.

• Expert Witness Consultations: Our firm regularly consults certified medical professionals providing us edge on understanding complex facets associated with client’s trauma.

• Investigation Powers: We make it our business to thoroughly investigate circumstances surrounding each case, enabling us to present the most compelling arguments.

• Negotiation Skills: Armed with in-depth knowledge and understanding, we negotiate with insurance companies protecting clients from settling for less than they rightly deserve.

The journey following spinal cord injury is fraught with unexpected twists & turns without promise of straightforward resolution, making it an emotionally challenging ordeal that tests resilience & patience beyond measure.

At Carlson Bier firm, we take our role as your advocates seriously. Our mission? To lighten your load by fighting for your rights so you can focus on healing while we ensure you get the maximum compensation possible. Having recovered millions of dollars for our personal injury clients, provides solid proof of our success and speaks volumes about the zealous advocacy we provide our clientele.

Spinal Cord injuries are more than just medical episodes. They drastically alter lives – demands profound changes at every level including potential shifts in career paths besides significant lifestyle alterations! When you’ve been blindsided like this due to someone else’s negligence or wrongful act, Illinois law empowers victims to seek fair remuneration. This includes not only medical expenses but also greatly needed compensation for painsuffering along with lost earning capacity.

While you may be feeling uncertain about what lays ahead; remember accepting current situation is NOT acceptance of future outcome! Adequate legal counsel acts as a beacon guiding through unforeseen territories while advocating fiercely on behalf of afflicted individuals.

For enduring peace-of-mind amidst turbulent conditions choose Carlson Bier; let us actively pursue justice collectively bringing offenders into accountability while securing rightful financial restitution necessary towards addressing various expenditures entailing treatmentrehabilitation plus adversity encountered necessitating livelihood disruptions.

Please click on the button below to find out how much value there might be in your specific case. At Carlson Bier where compassion meets expertise – We’re committed passionately towards ensuring clients receive deserved reparations capable potentially transforming life after spinal cord injury from mere survival into thriving dynamism!

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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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Spinal Cord Injury FAQ​

Spinal cord injuries are commonly caused by traumatic events such as vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and acts of violence like gunshot wounds. Medical conditions like arthritis, cancer, or infections can also lead to spinal cord damage.

Symptoms of a spinal cord injury can vary depending on the severity and location of the injury. Common symptoms include loss of movement, loss of sensation (including the ability to feel heat, cold, and touch), loss of bladder or bowel control, exaggerated reflex activities or spasms, changes in sexual function, pain or an intense stinging sensation caused by damage to the nerve fibers in the spinal cord, and difficulty breathing, coughing, or clearing secretions from your lungs.

The permanence of a spinal cord injury depends on the severity and type of injury. Complete spinal cord injuries, where all feeling and ability to control movement are lost below the spinal cord injury, have a lower chance of recovery. Incomplete injuries, where there is some motor or sensory function below the affected area, may allow for significant recovery. However, there is currently no cure for a spinal cord injury.

Immediate treatments for spinal cord injuries focus on minimizing further damage and include immobilization, surgery, and medications. Long-term treatment involves rehabilitation, which can include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to help with the emotional aspect of the injury. Technological advances such as exoskeletons, electrical stimulation devices, and ongoing research into cell regeneration and repair are also promising areas for treatment.

The impact of a spinal cord injury on daily life varies widely and depends on the severity of the injury. It can lead to reduced mobility or paralysis, requiring the use of wheelchairs or other assistive devices. It often necessitates modifications to living spaces, vehicles, and workplaces. Spinal cord injuries can also impact personal care, bladder and bowel management, and sexual health. Support systems, adaptive technologies, and rehabilitation can play significant roles in helping individuals lead fulfilling lives post-injury.

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Areas of Practice in Wheeling

Pedal Cycle Incidents

Dedicated to legal advocacy for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' negligence or hazardous conditions.

Fire Traumas

Giving professional legal advice for individuals of major burn injuries caused by incidents or carelessness.

Physician Carelessness

Ensuring specialist legal representation for patients affected by hospital malpractice, including negligent care.

Merchandise Fault

Taking on cases involving faulty products, providing adept legal help to individuals affected by product-related injuries.

Geriatric Mistreatment

Defending the rights of elders who have been subjected to neglect in aged care environments, ensuring protection.

Trip & Trip Incidents

Adept in addressing trip accident cases, providing legal support to persons seeking justice for their injuries.

Newborn Traumas

Providing legal aid for kin affected by medical malpractice resulting in infant injuries.

Car Crashes

Collisions: Committed to guiding individuals of car accidents obtain reasonable recompense for hurts and harm.

Bike Crashes

Committed to providing legal support for victims involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring adequate recompense for damages.

Big Rig Accident

Ensuring specialist legal advice for persons involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing appropriate settlement for losses.

Building Site Collisions

Focused on assisting workers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to safety violations or negligence.

Head Damages

Specializing in ensuring compassionate legal advice for clients suffering from cognitive injuries due to carelessness.

Dog Bite Injuries

Expertise in managing cases for victims who have suffered traumas from K9 assaults or beast attacks.

Jogger Incidents

Expert in legal advocacy for walkers involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering compensation.

Unwarranted Demise

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, providing understanding and expert legal services to ensure fairness.

Spinal Cord Damage

Focused on representing patients with paralysis, offering professional legal guidance to secure redress.

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