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About Carlson Bier Associates

If you or a loved one in Stronghurst, Illinois has been involved in an auto collision, trust your case to the esteemed professionals at Carlson Bier. Our reputation as adept car accident attorneys stems from our extensive experience and commitment to securing the compensation that victims deserve. We understand how devastating such incidents can be – physically, emotionally, and financially. Therefore we are dedicated to providing uncompromising counsel and vigorous advocacy tailored to each client’s unique situation. At Carlson Bier, we prioritize thorough investigation of all aspects of the crash scene coupled with meticulous analysis of medical reports and other relevant data. This rigorous approach ensures that every possible avenue for recovery is explored for maximum compensation benefits. Choosing a proficient attorney not only steers your claim on the right course but also gives peace of mind during this distressing period; choose Carlton Bier because you deserve diligent representation committed towards achieving fair justice aligned with quality service delivery.

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Car Accident Lawyers in Stronghurst Illinois

Your journey towards compensation for a car accident can sometimes be more exhausting than the recovery itself. At Carlson Bier, we know how devastating it can be to not only deal with your injuries but also figure out the subtleties of the law afterward. Based in Illinois and devoted to championing the cause of personal injury victims, our lawyers stand ready to navigate these complexities on your behalf.

Car accidents are unfortunately common in Illinois due to various factors like severe weather conditions, distracted or negligent drivers, and poor road maintenance. The shocking unpredictability of such incidents necessitates effective legal representation grounded on comprehensive knowledge and experience with personal injury cases. Let us walk you through some crucial aspects you’ll need to understand about Car Accident Laws in Illinois:

• Duty: All road users have an obligation to operate their vehicles safely so as not to harm others. That’s why when a driver flouts this responsibility resulting in an accident, they could potentially be liable for any resultant damages.

• Damages: Injuries sustained during car accidents might lead to numerous costs that victims necessarily wouldn’t anticipate initially – physical pain and suffering, loss of earnings capacity, medical bills (past and future), property damage among other tangible or intangible harms.

• Statute of Limitations: Under Illinois law, there is generally a two-year window from the date of your accident within which any ensuing claims must take place – failing which rights for compensation could conclusively expire.

• Comparative Negligence: Factoring into resolution of car accidents is that even if a victim bears some fault (less than 50%) relative to an accident’s occurrence, they might still recover damages albeit discounted by their percentage liability.

Employing sound fundamentals into actual practice facilitates informing our extensive counseling repertoire at Carlson Bier. We strive for transparency during consultations while simultaneously securing full wholesale data necessary for thorough evaluations – ensuring that relevant pieces aren’t overlooked leading up appropriately tailored advice unique per client circumstance. Embrace peace of mind as we comprehensively untangle the stipulations and intricacies inherent to your car accident case subsequently developing a roadmap towards justice realization.

By partnering with Carlson Bier, you ally yourself with personalized advocacy where we treat your case like it is our own – pulling from decades-long experience reservoirs to lay out an effective strategic framework aimed at reaching favorable settlements or aggressively litigate in court if required. Our top priority always is ensuring that victims secure maximal admissible restitution all their damages occasioned by negligent conduct of others.

Prepare for life after your unfortunate accident without constantly looking over your shoulder juggling mental, physical, emotional hardships inflicted upon you while also grappling insurance company burdens alongside bureaucratic hoops typical within legal systems. You deserve well-rounded representation wherein personal attention converges onto professional expertise creating conditions necessary for securing victory against parties responsible for your suffering.

Car accidents immediately introduce doubting uncertainties clouding one’s judgment regarding ‘what next?’. At Carlson Bier, allow us tip scales favorably on your behalf making utilisable reassurances coupled with guaranteed support throughout uncertainties ahead – turning potentially distressful circumstances into clearer paths forward. Break free from lingering anxieties about pursuing justified recoveries given fears of large upfront attorney costs since our mandated fees are success-based i.e., only due once victorious outcomes have been achieved on claims pursued!

The task of exploring legal options post-accident can understandably appear daunting initiating what could turn into long drawn-out processes acting as salt onto already fresh wounds sustained during these tumultuous times. However, retainership at Carlson Bier means answering all unspoken queries maintaining aggressive pursuit unto getting rightful compensations owed – no matter how unwieldy the task appears initially!

If you or someone you know has gone through the harrowing experience of a car accident in Illinois and needs legal assistance, trust in Carlson Bier’s significant expertise and dedication to help fight for the recompense deserved. A small click can be the beginning of a large victory; take the first leap towards turning your unfortunate car accident situation around. Clicking on the button below launches an exploratory window towards discovering what compensations could potentially lie in wait for your case – unbeknownst to you perhaps so far! Your path towards legal success starts right here at Carlson Bier – Let us stand with you, because we understand that every case matters.

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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 Stronghurst

Pedal Cycle Mishaps

Specializing in legal support for persons injured in bicycle accidents due to others' indifference or dangerous conditions.

Scald Injuries

Giving specialist legal services for patients of serious burn injuries caused by occurrences or carelessness.

Healthcare Malpractice

Offering experienced legal services for victims affected by physician malpractice, including medication mistakes.

Goods Fault

Handling cases involving defective products, offering skilled legal services to individuals affected by harmful products.

Elder Mistreatment

Protecting the rights of the elderly who have been subjected to neglect in aged care environments, ensuring fairness.

Tumble & Fall Mishaps

Skilled in addressing tumble accident cases, providing legal support to victims seeking justice for their harm.

Neonatal Injuries

Extending legal guidance for families affected by medical carelessness resulting in childbirth injuries.

Motor Crashes

Collisions: Committed to helping victims of car accidents obtain reasonable compensation for hurts and losses.

Scooter Collisions

Expert in providing representation for riders involved in motorcycle accidents, ensuring fair compensation for traumas.

18-Wheeler Collision

Delivering adept legal services for drivers involved in big rig accidents, focusing on securing fair compensation for hurts.

Building Crashes

Concentrated on defending laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or carelessness.

Brain Traumas

Focused on ensuring professional legal services for patients suffering from neurological injuries due to incidents.

Canine Attack Traumas

Specialized in addressing cases for individuals who have suffered damages from canine attacks or creature assaults.

Cross-walker Incidents

Dedicated to legal services for foot-travelers involved in accidents, providing comprehensive support for recovering recovery.

Wrongful Loss

Advocating for relatives affected by a wrongful death, supplying empathetic and adept legal guidance to ensure justice.

Backbone Harm

Focused on assisting persons with backbone trauma, offering professional legal guidance to secure redress.

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