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About Carlson Bier Associates

Need an expert Products Liability lawyer in Illinois? Look no further! Carlson Bier has a team of highly skilled attorneys dedicated to fighting for the rights of victims who have suffered due to defective or dangerous products. We understand that product liability cases can be complex and demand detailed scrutiny, rigorous research, and uncompromising advocacy – this is where our vast experience comes into play. At Carlson Bier, we are zealous advocates who leave no stone unturned as we work unwaveringly towards securing the best possible outcome on your behalf. The comprehensive legal strategies forged by our knowledgeable counsel aim at achieving justice for individuals struggling with injuries from faulty goods. With an impressive track record winning lawsuits across various sectors – from automotive malfunctions to healthcare device failures – makes us a strong partner in your pursuit of rightful compensation under consumer protection laws. Choose Carlson Bier: competent, committed representation offering you peace-of-mind and security during uncertain times.

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Products Liability Lawyers in Equality Illinois

At Carlson Bier, our extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of product liability laws ensure that your rights are well-protected. Our diligent team is committed to relentlessly fighting for the compensation you rightfully deserve as a result of injuries caused by defective products.

Product liability refers to a legal framework wherein manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, or retailers can be held accountable if their goods cause harm to consumers. The law enables individuals adversely affected by faulty or harmful commodities to seek legal remedies for their sufferings and financial hardships.

Three different types of product defects could result in injury and potential product liability: design defects, manufacturing defects, and marketing defects (like inadequate safety warnings or instructions). A single product might have multiple problems placing it under one or more categories.

• Design Defects – These flaws exist even before a product is manufactured. It implies an inherent danger in the entire line of products due to poor planning or conceptualization.

• Manufacturing Defects – These incidents occur during the construction phase of a commodity. Despite an excellent initial design, errors during manufacturing pose risks.

• Marketing Defects – Also known as ‘failure to warn’ liabilities occur when customers are not appropriately informed about potential hazards associated with using products.

In Illinois, claims regarding these defects can be filed under various legal theories such as negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty along with misrepresentation.

Personal Injury Litigation relating to product failure demands profound understanding and expertise within this intricate field – provided abundantly at Carlson Bier. However complex your case may seem initially; rest assured that we possess both the resourcefulness and determination indispensable for evidencing fault effectively against formidable adversaries. Assimilating causes leading up-to injuries endured from unsafe merchandise requires exhaustive investigation coupled with specialized competences – attributes intrinsic in our approach towards securing justice on your behalf

Moreover, remembering essential deadlines becomes pivotal while filing lawsuits within Illinois jurisdiction since state statutes necessitate all personal injury litigations to commence within two years from the time of accident occurrence. This period referred to as the ‘Statute of Limitations’ makes timely action a crucial factor.

At Carlson Bier, we comprehend that pursuing legal action during times of turmoil can seem overwhelming. However, our resolute aim stays directed towards guiding you avidly through all stages involved in your lawsuit meanwhile also simplifying procedures as much plausible. Our priority is ensuring that you receive right and fair compensation needed for recuperating while also helping reclaim semblance of normality after experiencing unwanted tumult owing to defective merchandise.

We help you understand your cogent rights as a consumer and ways in which they protect you from risks associated with hazardous commodities. At every step, we guarantee due diligence, offering forthright advice tailored specifically around your circumstance’s uniqueness thus nurturing a relationship based on trust synonymous with Carlson Bier’s impeccable reputation.

Moving ahead in seeking retribution takes courage; a step taken easier when knowing highly skilled advocates back you against large corporations or insurance companies – entities known for applying substantial pressure on claimants to accept low settlements.

Remember, an injury resulting from faulty products symbolizes more than personal discomfort – it exhibits disregard shown by companies towards their moral obligations in sustaining safe standards thereby making them accountable. It is not just about receiving monitory compensation but also delivering strong messages prompting industry-wide change in practices responsible for endangering unsuspecting consumers like yourselves.

So take that important step today! If you believe that a defective product has harmed you or someone close to you, click the button below now! It enables us at Carlson Bier to contribute our expertise towards estimating how much worth genuinely stands behind case particulars specific to your unique scenario thereby marking commencement on this significant path carved out explicitly seeking justice duly deserved by yourself or loved ones impacted tremendously through situations entirely avoidable had appropriate precautions been diligently adhered to. Remember- Injuries sustained bear far-reaching consequences extending beyond present into futures myriad. Let our proficient legal prowess be the ally you need unwaveringly standing by your side in this journey to fairness and deserved reparation.

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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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Product Liability FAQ​

Product liability is the legal responsibility of manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and suppliers for injuries caused by defective products.

The three main types of product liability claims are:

  • Manufacturing defects: These defects occur during the manufacturing process and cause the product to be unsafe.
  • Design defects: These defects exist in the design of the product and make it inherently unsafe.
  • Marketing defects: These defects occur when the manufacturer or seller fails to adequately warn consumers about the dangers of the product.

The signs and symptoms of a product liability injury can vary depending on the type of product that caused the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Physical injuries: These could include cuts, bruises, burns, fractures, and other injuries.
  • Property damage: This could include damage to your home, car, or other belongings.
  • Economic losses: These could include lost wages, medical expenses, and other financial losses.

The treatment options for product liability injuries will vary depending on the severity of the injuries. However, some common treatment options include:

  • Surgery: Surgery may be required to repair injuries that were caused by a defective product.
  • Physical therapy: Physical therapy may be required to help patients regain their strength and mobility after suffering an injury.
  • Occupational therapy: Occupational therapy may be required to help patients learn to perform activities of daily living after suffering an injury.
  • Medications: Medications may be required to treat pain and other symptoms of product liability injuries.

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit for a product liability injury if you have been injured due to a defective product. A product liability lawyer can help you understand your rights and options, and can represent you in court if necessary.

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Areas of Practice in Equality

Pedal Cycle Incidents

Focused on legal assistance for clients injured in bicycle accidents due to negligent parties' recklessness or dangerous conditions.

Flame Damages

Extending professional legal help for patients of serious burn injuries caused by events or misconduct.

Physician Misconduct

Offering professional legal representation for persons affected by hospital malpractice, including surgical errors.

Goods Fault

Addressing cases involving faulty products, extending skilled legal help to consumers affected by defective items.

Nursing Home Neglect

Advocating for the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to malpractice in senior centers environments, ensuring compensation.

Trip and Tumble Accidents

Expert in dealing with stumble accident cases, providing legal support to clients seeking compensation for their suffering.

Infant Harms

Supplying legal help for families affected by medical misconduct resulting in neonatal injuries.

Vehicle Crashes

Mishaps: Devoted to helping clients of car accidents secure just settlement for wounds and harm.

Motorbike Accidents

Specializing in providing representation for riders involved in scooter accidents, ensuring fair compensation for damages.

Big Rig Crash

Providing specialist legal services for persons involved in semi accidents, focusing on securing fair settlement for harms.

Worksite Incidents

Dedicated to advocating for workmen or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or irresponsibility.

Brain Traumas

Expert in providing compassionate legal representation for individuals suffering from cerebral injuries due to negligence.

Dog Attack Damages

Skilled in dealing with cases for individuals who have suffered damages from canine attacks or animal attacks.

Foot-traveler Mishaps

Specializing in legal assistance for pedestrians involved in accidents, providing effective representation for recovering compensation.

Unfair Passing

Fighting for families affected by a wrongful death, offering understanding and expert legal guidance to ensure restitution.

Neural Impairment

Specializing in advocating for clients with vertebral damage, offering specialized legal guidance to secure justice.

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