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About Carlson Bier Associates

When a trucking accident occurs in Tuscola, you want to seek out the top-rated professionals: Carlson Bier. As leaders in personal injury litigation with a focus on trucking accidents, our attorney group has consistently delivered success and justice for our clients. We bring decades of combined experience and intimate knowledge of Illinois law that guides us through each case with precision and intellectual rigor. Our team examines every detail, considering factors others may overlook; we investigate thoroughly and represent you aggressively to ensure maximum compensation. Remember: Time is critical after a serious accident involving trucks – immediate legal consultation can significantly impact the outcome of your claim. At Carlson Bier, we put compassion into action providing reliable advocacy while ultimately striving for your recovery’s best possible result – both legally and personally. Don’t settle for less than the exceptional skill set provided by Carlson Bier when dealing with such life-altering incidents as trucking accidents.

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Trucking Accident Lawyers in Tuscola Illinois

Accidents involving trucks can cause devastating damage due to their massive weight and size compared with typical automobiles. As a reputed personal injury law firm, Carlson Bier understands the immense intricacies and challenges that arise from these catastrophic incidents. We believe it is important for our prospective clients or anyone impacted by such unfortunate events to understand key aspects related to trucking accidents in Illinois.

• Root causes: Trucking accidents can occur due to various reasons, many that are unique to the commercial trucking business. These include fatigue from long-haul driving, inadequate inspection or maintenance of the vehicle, unwell-trained drivers or their inability to manage the large vehicles effectively. Understanding these causes can give you insights into who might be responsible for your accident.

• Liability determination: Identifying liability in a trucking accident claim becomes complex as more than one party could hold responsibility. This may include the truck driver, owner of the truck, manufacturer of defective parts if any involved or sometimes even those who loaded goods onto the vehicle.

• Legal obligations: Truck operators must abide by regulations set forth both at federal and state levels while operating within Illinois borders. Any violations on their part can serve as valuable evidence when establishing fault during legal proceedings.

Being involved in a trucking accident often leads victims down challenging paths filled with pain and uncertainty – physically, emotionally and financially – but navigating compensation claims doesn’t have to be one of them. Engaging an experienced personal injury attorney like us at Carlson Bier increases your chances to receive justified compensation whether it’s obtaining help for medical bills, loss of earnings coverage during recovery period or claiming damages for any long-lasting trauma.

We stress upon meticulous investigation for each case we handle – going beyond police reports or anyway obvious proof; truly understanding every aspect not just related only with what happened during the accident but also afterwards – things that made life difficult; events that nuanced your hardship so inevitably associated post such unfortunate occurrences which so unfairly changed course of your life – because the movement towards justice always starts by truly understanding the impact.

Carlson Bier possesses an uncompromising compassion to fight for our client’s rights combined with seasoned legal acumen. Our circle of expertise extends across various facets related to trucking accidents including: evaluating the accident scene, reviewing safety records, field interviews or obtaining expert witnesses – we leave no stone unturned!

In Illinois where complex regulations accompany personal injury litigation proceedings linked with commercial vehicles as trucks, having a diligent advocate by your side becomes indispensably crucial. It’s not just about making those responsible answerable but equally ensuring that insurance companies do their part too – many unfortunately tend to minimize victim’s claims adjusting tactics once they learn victims don’t have an attorney on-board.

Therefore, if you or loved one has been injured in a truck accident in Illinois, consider enlisting professional guidance from personal injury law experts like Carlson Bier. It doesn’t matter where you are located within Illinois; our team is ready to assist diligently and ensure justice doesn’t elude you because of geographical barriers! Remember, physical location shouldn’t prevent rightful assistance when it comes to claiming justice– whether you are here next door or across counties away; at Carson Bier we genuinely understand this.

Every case is unique and so should be its evaluation. Click below and allow us to start untangling complexities surround your situation beginning with offering an insight into how much could potentially be worth fighting for – let Carlson Bier ascertain rightfully what belongs to you and provide all possible support passionately advocating every step until final closure…justice awaits- Let us begin.”

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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 Tuscola

Bicycle Mishaps

Focused on legal services for people injured in bicycle accidents due to others' lack of care or hazardous conditions.

Fire Damages

Providing specialist legal advice for individuals of major burn injuries caused by accidents or negligence.

Hospital Malpractice

Offering experienced legal representation for patients affected by clinical malpractice, including wrong treatment.

Items Responsibility

Addressing cases involving faulty products, providing expert legal guidance to clients affected by product malfunctions.

Aged Abuse

Representing the rights of seniors who have been subjected to mistreatment in senior centers environments, ensuring justice.

Trip and Tumble Injuries

Adept in addressing tumble accident cases, providing legal representation to clients seeking redress for their damages.

Birth Wounds

Supplying legal guidance for families affected by medical negligence resulting in infant injuries.

Automobile Mishaps

Crashes: Dedicated to aiding clients of car accidents receive reasonable settlement for hurts and damages.

Motorcycle Accidents

Dedicated to providing legal assistance for motorcyclists involved in bike accidents, ensuring fair compensation for injuries.

Truck Incident

Offering expert legal services for persons involved in trucking accidents, focusing on securing fair recompense for injuries.

Construction Site Crashes

Dedicated to assisting laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to negligence or irresponsibility.

Cognitive Injuries

Dedicated to extending professional legal advice for individuals suffering from head injuries due to incidents.

Dog Attack Traumas

Skilled in dealing with cases for individuals who have suffered harms from puppy bites or wildlife encounters.

Cross-walker Incidents

Focused on legal services for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering damages.

Wrongful Fatality

Working for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, supplying sensitive and professional legal guidance to ensure restitution.

Spine Harm

Specializing in representing persons with vertebral damage, offering compassionate legal guidance to secure justice.

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