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About Carlson Bier Associates

When you’ve experienced the upheaval of a trucking accident, rely on the expertise and experience of Carlson Bier. Being specialist legal experts in handling trucking accident cases within Carlyle area, we are committed to aid our clients with meticulous attention. Our team is dedicated to comprehensively investigating each case and passionately fighting for justice on your behalf. We utilize leading-edge technology, gather pertinent facts, consult industry experts when necessary – all geared towards giving your case an air-tight defense that maximizes compensation. It’s not merely about winning; at Carlson Bier it’s about fairness and ensuring you’re whole again after a life-altering event like a trucking mishap. Compassionate yet relentless in pursuit of truth and justice – this defines us perfectly in our professional conduct dealing with such litigations as per Illinois law provisions pertaining specifically to truck-related injuries or fatalities—legally representing clients regardless if they are drivers themselves or deeply impacted by another driver’s negligence or reckless driving acts causing large-scale accidents involving trucks.

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Trucking Accident Lawyers in Carlyle Illinois

At Carlson Bier, your safety and wellbeing is our utmost priority. As a seasoned personal injury law firm in Illinois, we have zealously represented numerous victims involved in trucking accidents. Our expert attorneys possess specialized knowledge about the nuances of truck accident cases and are well-equipped to guide you through this bewildering journey.

Trucking accidents often result in severe injuries due to the sheer size and force of large commercial trucks involved. They differ from typical car accident cases because they involve multiple parties from truck drivers, owners, manufacturers to cargo loading companies. Thereby the legal investigations for determining liability can be complex making it vital you seek experienced representation.

Trucking accidents may arise due to a multitude of factors:

– Fatigue: Most truck drivers work long hours, leading sometimes to driving while overly tired.

– Distracted Driving: This includes eating or drinking while at the wheel or using a phone while driving.

– Poor Maintenance: Trucking companies must regularly inspect and maintain their vehicles; failing which could lead to accidents.

– Overloaded Trucks: A loaded cargo beyond permissible limits increases chances of vehicle imbalance causing an accident.

Undergoing such traumatizing incidents can be physically, emotionally draining leaving victims clueless about their next steps amid debilitating injuries. At such crucial junctures, trusting a steadfast ally like Carlson Bier ensures that you receive rightful compensation for incurred damage.

Our robust approach for representing your case involves thorough evidence gathering including driver’s log details, maintenance history of the truck involved – identifying breaches if any against federal regulations imposed on commercial trucks contributing resulting in the accident. We also thoroughly review medical records ensuring all potential injuries are accounted for calculating adequate compensation demands besides providing constant support navigating insurance complexities thereby ensuring carefree recuperation period allowing victim concentrate purely on healing post incident traumas

The legal aftermath following a trucking accident can leave many overwhelmed considering heavy involvement deciding intricate state laws alongside negotiating with insurance representatives plus enormous paper trail management, thus it’s often a wise choice to have professional legal guidance. Our knowledgeable attorneys leverage their experience determining the best course for your case whether it involves court proceedings or negotiation settlements with opposite party ultimately making efficient progressions attaining swift resolutions.

At Carlson Bier, we understand every individual’s need and situation is unique following such devastating accidents. Our empathetic approach coupled with aggressive legal representation ensures utmost justice served rightly considering victim’s wellbeing paramount ensuring they duly rightfully compensated for traumatic experiences endured .

Remember, pursuing a lawsuit post trucking accident requires careful attention to detail and immediate action as Illinois law puts forth strict deadlines on filing claims. Your road to recovery should not be marred by intimidating insurance tactics or looming financial pressures. With our devoted team of personal injury lawyers at your disposal, you can concentrate solely on nursing yourself back to health while we battle in securing the compensation you justly deserve.

Let us utilize our prowess in navigating the labyrinth of complex litigation concerning trucking accidents, allowing you peace as we fight tirelessly against injustice meted out through negligent parties responsible for causing distress in life.

Your journey towards healing doesn’t need to be faced alone when expert assistance like ours available corner fighting relentlessly vouching for rightful compensation amidst trying testing times endured disruptions overheads caused by unfortunate incidents beyond control turning lives upside down leaving victims physically emotionally wrecked.

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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 Carlyle

Bicycle Crashes

Dedicated to legal representation for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' lack of care or dangerous conditions.

Scald Damages

Providing skilled legal advice for patients of intense burn injuries caused by accidents or recklessness.

Medical Incompetence

Ensuring dedicated legal support for patients affected by medical malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Commodities Liability

Addressing cases involving problematic products, extending skilled legal support to individuals affected by faulty goods.

Nursing Home Neglect

Representing the rights of elders who have been subjected to misconduct in nursing homes environments, ensuring restitution.

Stumble & Tumble Accidents

Specialist in dealing with slip and fall accident cases, providing legal support to individuals seeking restitution for their harm.

Birth Injuries

Extending legal help for households affected by medical incompetence resulting in infant injuries.

Car Mishaps

Crashes: Focused on aiding individuals of car accidents receive appropriate settlement for wounds and losses.

Motorbike Mishaps

Specializing in providing legal services for bikers involved in scooter accidents, ensuring rightful claims for injuries.

Truck Accident

Providing expert legal representation for persons involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing just recompense for injuries.

Building Collisions

Focused on representing workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or recklessness.

Neurological Traumas

Focused on extending specialized legal advice for patients suffering from cerebral injuries due to accidents.

Canine Attack Traumas

Proficient in addressing cases for clients who have suffered wounds from K9 assaults or animal assaults.

Jogger Incidents

Dedicated to legal services for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing dedicated assistance for recovering damages.

Unjust Passing

Fighting for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, extending understanding and adept legal assistance to ensure restitution.

Backbone Impairment

Specializing in assisting individuals with spine impairments, offering compassionate legal guidance to secure redress.

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