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About Carlson Bier Associates

When you’re the victim of a car accident in Wonder Lake, it is vital to have seasoned legal representation to protect your interests. That’s where Carlson Bier comes into the picture. As efficient and competent personal injury lawyers, we focus vigilantly on car accident claims, advocating tirelessly for victims’ rights while seeking justice for any harm endured. With our expert knowledge of Illinois laws and strong negotiation skills, we consistently secure optimal outcomes for our clients who have been involved in automobile accidents by negotiating fair settlements or advocating passionately at trial when necessary. Understanding that each situation unique, we provide personalized attention to every client ensuring they are thoroughly informed throughout all stages of their case process. Choosing Carlson Bier means choosing over a decade-long legacy dedicated entirely towards fighting effectively on behalf of affected individuals transforming their life-altering experiences into avenues for compensation and recovery from their losses.

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Car Accident Lawyers in Wonder Lake Illinois

In the pursuit of justice and fair compensation for personal injury victims, Carlson Bier stands as a trustworthy name in Illinois. The firm’s cornerstone belief – every individual has the right to legal support when suffering from an injury due to another party’s negligence – is evident in their dedicated practice. With a precise focus on car accident cases, the team at Carlson Bier skillfully navigates through intricate legal landscapes ensuring its clients’ wellbeing.

Car accidents can be life-altering events causing not only physical distress but also resulting in emotional strain and financial burden. Understanding these ramifications aids our approach towards winning rightful recompense for victims. It is essential to realize that everybody’s tragedy is trigger-specific; no two cases are alike. As such, it requires extensive expertise and tactical acuity to handle each claim individually- facets where we excel beyond par.

One should keep in mind several crucial factors following a car accident:

• Seek immediate medical attention: This action vitalizes your health safety while providing documented evidence of injuries sustained.

• Document the incident: Gather as much information at the scene including pictures, videos, details about involved parties, witnesses etc.

• Do not admit fault: In moments of shock or confusion post-accident, refrain from inadvertently taking responsibility.

• Communication with Insurance: Be cautious while communicating with insurance adjusters whose primary objective often remains minimizing their payout.

Engaging an experienced attorney like those at Carlson Bier enables accurate liability determination by analyzing all critical factors; driving conditions, traffic regulations violated if any, vehicle condition and more. Ensuring thorough investigation and robust documentation greatly enhances one’s chances for justified reimbursement.

Client trust forms integral part of our business ethos highlighting why we delve into facts stringently leaving no stone unturned during our comprehensive case assessment exercise. Fine detailing helps us understand possible losses borne by clients involving medical expenses, wage loss due to inability to work after the accident or even non-economic damages resulting from pain, suffering and decreased quality of life.

In the unfortunate circumstance of a wrongful death due to a car accident, our team prudently commands understanding around intricate legalities. Bereaved families deserve utmost care and empathy which our compassionate attorneys offer while ardently pursuing rightful restitution for this irreplaceable loss.

Every step in the personal injury claim process is evenly critical encompassing diverse layers of intricacies, deadlines and statutory requirements – all simultaneously dealing with physical and emotional stress. Engaging with knowledgeable legal counsel like Carlson Bier provides an invaluable ally guiding through these setbacks placing client interests at the forefront.

To navigate such complex legal course ensures that victims receive what they are rightfully owed reducing risk wherein insurance companies may attempt limiting your compensation either by disputing liability or underestimating damages. Carlson Bier’s expert lawyers can capably evaluate your case providing guidance towards constructive action.

Time plays a pivotal role within personal injury claims. Timely reporting substantiates validity while also preserving critical evidence potentially lost otherwise. We understand when it’s not possible especially when recovering from major injuries and hence we urge you to contact us promptly allowing immediate initiation of investigation procedure thus amplifying chances of securing maximum compensation for losses suffered.

With dignified dedication towards fighting for victims’ rights coupled with unrivaled expertise in managing comprehensive cases involving car accidents, Carlson Bier serves as more than just legal counsel but rather as staunch allies lending support during challenging times.

Don’t let fear or confusion dictate your decisions post-car accident; arm yourself with information empowering informed decisions protecting future well-being. Allow Carlson Bier to serve as your trusted advisor standing up for victim’s rights while relentlessly seeking deserved justice plus fair compensation.

Discover how much your case may be worth – entrusted partners like Campbell & Bier await to guide you every step of the way on this strenuous path made easier by their support. Your fight becomes ours ensuring brighter prospects ahead despite this challenging period. Trust Carlson Bier in investing time, resources, extensive legal acumen and genuine concern to ensure that you secure the best possible outcome. Take that crucial step towards justice by clicking on the button below – your peace of mind may just be a click away!

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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 Wonder Lake

Cycling Incidents

Dedicated to legal assistance for individuals injured in bicycle accidents due to other parties' indifference or perilous conditions.

Burn Wounds

Supplying specialist legal support for people of grave burn injuries caused by events or negligence.

Hospital Malpractice

Extending dedicated legal advice for victims affected by medical malpractice, including negligent care.

Commodities Fault

Dealing with cases involving faulty products, extending skilled legal assistance to clients affected by product-related injuries.

Geriatric Malpractice

Advocating for the rights of aged individuals who have been subjected to malpractice in nursing homes environments, ensuring compensation.

Slip & Slip Incidents

Skilled in managing tumble accident cases, providing legal assistance to clients seeking recovery for their injuries.

Childbirth Traumas

Supplying legal support for families affected by medical carelessness resulting in childbirth injuries.

Vehicle Crashes

Incidents: Concentrated on guiding victims of car accidents gain reasonable payout for harms and harm.

Motorcycle Mishaps

Dedicated to providing legal assistance for victims involved in scooter accidents, ensuring just recovery for harm.

Semi Accident

Delivering experienced legal assistance for individuals involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing rightful claims for damages.

Building Accidents

Engaged in representing workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or misconduct.

Brain Impairments

Focused on extending compassionate legal services for patients suffering from cognitive injuries due to accidents.

Canine Attack Damages

Expertise in handling cases for clients who have suffered wounds from K9 assaults or animal assaults.

Cross-walker Collisions

Focused on legal services for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering recovery.

Undeserved Fatality

Fighting for grieving parties affected by a wrongful death, supplying understanding and expert legal representation to ensure restitution.

Vertebral Harm

Focused on defending victims with vertebral damage, offering dedicated legal support to secure redress.

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