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About Carlson Bier Associates

When facing the aftermath of a trucking accident, entrust your legal rights and recovery journey to Carlson Bier. Our distinguished law firm specializes in Personal Injury Law and has proven expertise in trucking accidents. Our seasoned attorneys are adept at navigating the complexities of these unique cases across Illinois, including Bloomington. At Carlson Bier, we understand that every case carries personal repercussions as well as financial implications; hence our lawyers dedicate themselves to seeking just compensation for our clients’ losses while considering their best interest throughout the process. With an unmatched track record within trucking accident litigation, combined with compassionate client relationships driven by understanding and commitment, choosing us stands synonymous with choosing justice for your distress. We’re not just versed in interpreting laws – we’re zealous advocates committed to ensuring those affected by tragic incidents get served fairly under these laws. Whether you require immediate legal advice or long-term representation against negligent parties causing truck accidents near Bloomington — Choose Carlson Bier: Your trusted partner through trying times.

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Trucking Accident Lawyers in Bloomington Illinois

Carlson Bier, esteemed personal injury attorneys based in Illinois, are renowned specialists in handling claims arising from trucking accidents. We’ve secured favorable decisions for our clients leveraging full-bodied knowledge of state and federal regulations that govern the complex world of commercial transportation.

The consequences of being involved in a truck accident can be devastating—both physically and emotionally. High-speed collisions involving massive vehicles like semi-trucks, 18-wheelers or tractor trailers often result in severe injuries which can leave victims immobile and at risk of long-term health complications. These tragic incidents are chiefly caused by:

1. Driver Fatigue: The relentless pressure to meet strict delivery deadlines often forces drivers into working excessive hours without taking adequate rest breaks, leading to fatigue-induced errors.

2. Inadequate Training: Many companies skimp on comprehensive driver training programs desperate to get more trucks on the road; ignorant drivers put everyone’s safety at stake

3. Overloaded Freight: Federal law prescribes specific limits for weight and balance of truckloads; an overloaded freight combined with high speed spells out impending catastrophe.

4. Poor Maintenance: Routine checks are crucial to ensure vehicle’s brake systems, tires or lights function optimally.

Having represented countless victims over the years, Carlson Bier intimately understands these causes behind such major accidents but most importantly we comprehend the ensuing struggles faced by accident survivors – spiraling medical expenses, inability to earn money due protracted healing process, not discounting deep-seated mental trauma.

Involving a knowledgeable attorney early-on comes highly recommended primarily for two reasons:

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• Evidence Preservation: A quick response is essential as physical evidence at the scene begins to deteriorate immediately making it difficult to establish company’s or driver’s negligence down-the-line.

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• Fair Compensation Negotiation: Insurance companies unrelentingly pursue their interest – paying as little compensation as possible; an experienced litigator with formidable negotiation skills can aid in getting a fair deal that covers medical treatment costs, wage loss among other quantifiable damages.

Carlson Bier safeguards your rights while aiming to alleviate the burdens off your shoulders. Following the truck accident our immediate action plan would involve:

1. Conducting an onsite investigation

2. Gathering valid and valuable evidence

3. Engaging with industry experts – crash reconstruction specialists, traffic safety consultants etc., to solidify the case

4. Representing you assertively against insurance company, drawing up compelling arguments backed by factual data.

We work on a contingency basis charging clients only after winning their claim; because we truly believe “No Victory, No Fee”. Our efforts will be concentrated towards achieving maximum possible compensation for past, present and potential future losses.

Documentation is pivotal — always insist on receiving copies of all pertinent records & reports right from ambulance run-sheet through final discharge summary or therapy progress-notes post rehabilitation phase; this data compilation aids in realistic assessment of incurred expenses lending weightage when determining comprehensive financial recompense demanded.

Trusting us equates choosing aggressive yet compassionate representation that values your needs above everything else. We completely empathize with victims caught unaware in such unforeseen disasters which is why Carlson Bier strives persistently undertaking relentless legal battles to ensure justice prevails offering victims and their families guaranteed peace of mind under our protective shield representing unwavering support & dedication towards them.

Bring us onboard as early as practicable so we can get working on retrenching normalcy swiftly precluding further aggravation of circumstances surmounted already due existent injuries sustained or wrongful death involvement impacting surviving dependents incredibly hard.

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Explore what it actually means partnering elite personal injury lawyers having successfully recovered millions for contented clientele displaying authentic testimonials reflecting loyalty unquestionably garnered over numerous years establishing us undisputedly at forefront within legal fraternity led by extensively practiced professionals well-respected across this tough industry segment.

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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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Trucking Accident FAQ​

Trucking accidents are often caused by a combination of factors, including driver fatigue, mechanical failures, improper loading of cargo, speeding, and inadequate driver training. External factors like poor road conditions and bad weather can also contribute.

Safety first: move to a safe area if possible. Call emergency services for medical and police assistance. Document the scene with photos and notes, and gather contact information from witnesses and all involved parties. It’s also crucial to seek medical attention, even if you feel fine, as some injuries may not be immediately apparent.

Liability in trucking accidents can be complex. It may involve the truck driver, the trucking company, manufacturers of truck parts, or other third parties. An investigation will typically look into the driver’s actions, vehicle maintenance records, the trucking company’s compliance with regulations, and other factors to determine fault.

Victims of trucking accidents may be entitled to various forms of compensation, including medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and property damage. In some cases, punitive damages might be awarded, especially if gross negligence or intentional misconduct is involved.

Trucking accidents often involve complex legal and regulatory issues. An attorney with experience in this field can navigate federal and state trucking laws, deal with large trucking companies and their insurers, and help ensure that you receive fair compensation. They can also assist in gathering evidence and expert testimonies necessary for building a strong case.

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Areas of Practice in Bloomington

Bike Incidents

Dedicated to legal representation for people injured in bicycle accidents due to responsible parties' indifference or perilous conditions.

Burn Damages

Supplying adept legal services for individuals of severe burn injuries caused by mishaps or misconduct.

Medical Negligence

Ensuring specialist legal representation for victims affected by physician malpractice, including negligent care.

Goods Liability

Addressing cases involving defective products, providing expert legal help to individuals affected by product malfunctions.

Aged Malpractice

Advocating for the rights of seniors who have been subjected to mistreatment in elderly care environments, ensuring justice.

Stumble & Stumble Occurrences

Specialist in managing tumble accident cases, providing legal support to individuals seeking justice for their damages.

Newborn Damages

Delivering legal guidance for households affected by medical carelessness resulting in neonatal injuries.

Motor Mishaps

Accidents: Devoted to supporting clients of car accidents get just remuneration for hurts and impairment.

Motorcycle Collisions

Focused on providing legal services for bikers involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring rightful claims for traumas.

Semi Incident

Offering professional legal assistance for drivers involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing adequate recovery for injuries.

Building Site Crashes

Dedicated to representing laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to carelessness or recklessness.

Head Injuries

Expert in extending specialized legal assistance for clients suffering from brain injuries due to accidents.

K9 Assault Wounds

Adept at dealing with cases for victims who have suffered harms from dog attacks or animal assaults.

Pedestrian Crashes

Committed to legal support for walkers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering compensation.

Undeserved Passing

Fighting for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, delivering caring and skilled legal support to ensure fairness.

Spinal Cord Damage

Expert in supporting patients with spinal cord injuries, offering specialized legal representation to secure recovery.

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