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About Carlson Bier Associates

As the leading birth injuries attorney group, Carlson Bier possesses a strong passion for advocating victims’ rights. Our dedication to our clients is paramount and has allowed us to build an esteemed reputation in pursuing justice throughout Illinois. We specialize in handling intricate birth injury cases; knowledge derived from years of experience allows us to meticulously evaluate every detail related to these types of distressing incidents. In Erie, we have confidently represented numerous families trusting in our dependable advocacy skills. What sets Carlson Bier apart? Our success stems from meticulous litigation strategies and unrelenting pursuit of fair compensation for birth injury affected victims, ensuring that their future medical needs are prioritized at all costs. Committed to representing your Erie-based interests with unwavering determination, we aspire for nothing less than top-tier results while delivering compassionate support during a difficult period — reaffirming why selecting Carlson Bier could be expected among your best considerations when seeking skilled legal representation concerning any matter encompassed within birth injuries territory.

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Birth Injuries Lawyers in Erie Illinois

Welcome to Carlson Bier, your partners in personal injury law right here in Illinois. As a legal backbone for countless victims of life’s uncertainties, we hold years of unparalleled experience and formidable legal expertise spanning across numerous areas recognized under personal injury law. Today, we highlight one critical section – birth injuries.

Birth injuries represent a challenging part of the personal injury spectrum primarily due to their far-reaching implications on not just an innocent newborn but also the entire family unit. These are largely unforeseen events during childbirth that result in physical, emotional or cognitive harm to the newborn or mother. Despite advancements in healthcare safety practices, birth injuries remain rampant with devastating effects.

Understanding these traumatic experiences is crucial since they could stem from various factors such as medical negligence, mishandled delivery instruments, lackluster prenatal care among others. In some cases, it’s difficult for families to know if injuries suffered were avoidable or whether negligent care played a role.

At Carlson Bier, our services aim to strip away ambiguity by leveraging our deep-seated knowledge and trial-proven strategies most effectively assisting you through this process:

• Comprehensive Investigations: We meticulously examine every detail surrounding your case using cutting-edge tools and technology while partnering with leading industry experts.

• Proactive Representation: Unwavering resolve characterizes our approach irrespective of how complex or desperate situations appear – always at hand for consultation.

• Aggressive Litigation: When settlements aren’t feasible, trust us to deliver nothing short of heavy-handed representation championing your best interests boldly.

• Personalized Cases Handling: Every client is unique; hence each case requires ethics-guided handling sensitive to individual contexts

To paint a clearer picture on types of birth injuries handled at our firm:

– Cerebral Palsy results from damage sustained by the developing brain either during pregnancy or shortly after birth.

– Brachial Plexus Injury can render function loss throughout shoulders and arms due to damages experienced by the bundle of nerves connecting upper spine to hands.

– Perinatal Asphyxia reflects a mostly avoidable scenario where oxygen supply is compromised during birth.

– Spinal Cord Injuries caused by medical negligence can leave lifelong physical and cognitive impairments.

Consequently, financial implications exacerbate this harrowing experience due to compelling treatment costs and lifetime care demands. With unbeatable dedication, we work relentlessly in pursuit of fair compensation mitigating hefty surgery bills, long-term therapy sessions, home modifications for accessibility needs and more importantly – securing your child’s future educationally and career-wise.

Coming to terms with such horrendous experiences can feel like an uphill battle. However, it would be amiss not to stress that time is always of the essence in personal injury cases due to statutes of limitations imposed on filing lawsuits against erring parties. At Carlson Bier, we underscore a sense of urgency ensuring all legal measures are operational promptly sparking timely justice dispension.

Nonetheless, remain confident that even amidst these pressing timelines; empathy remains core as we execute our duties stringently aware that you’re living through possibly one of life’s most daunting episodes – visible even from our comprehensive mental health support structure supplementing the pivotal legal coverage.

Cessation from pain cannot be guaranteed but trust us at Carlson Bier in dedicating unwavering commitment into transforming seemingly insurmountable hardships into victories within reach – recovery paths cloudy at first yet eventually revealing much-desired clarity and relief. Together let’s pioneer intricately woven legal strategies wielding potent blowbacks at malpractices primed to rob innocent lives their pristine beauty away.

Every case holds unique considerations hence diversity informing compensation figures expected. Not sure how much your case could potentially yield? Simply click the button below today for a no-obligation consultation with us at Carlson Bier. Let’s make every count towards restoring hope where despair threatens positivity underscoring resilience powered by sound legal support.

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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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Birth Injuries FAQ

The most common birth injuries include:

  • Cerebral palsy: This is a group of disorders that affect movement and coordination.
  • Erb’s palsy: This is a nerve injury that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm and hand.
  • Brachial plexus palsy: This is a group of nerve injuries that can cause weakness or paralysis in the arm, shoulder, and hand.
  • Spinal cord injuries: These injuries can cause paralysis or weakness below the waist.
  • Traumatic brain injuries: These injuries can cause a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional problems.

Birth injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Medical malpractice: This can include mistakes made by doctors during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
  • Oxygen deprivation: This can occur if the baby does not get enough oxygen during pregnancy or labor.
  • Physical trauma: This can occur if the baby is injured during labor or delivery.
  • Birth defects: Some birth injuries are caused by birth defects.

The signs and symptoms of a birth injury can vary depending on the severity of the injury. However, some common signs and symptoms include:

  • Weakness or paralysis: This may be in one or more limbs.
  • Seizures
  • Breathing problems
  • Feeding problems
  • Developmental delays
  • Learning disabilities

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

  • Surgery
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medications
  • Supportive care

Yes, you may be able to file a lawsuit if your child was injured due to medical malpractice or another factor. A birth injury 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 Erie

Bicycle Crashes

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

Flame Wounds

Providing skilled legal help for sufferers of grave burn injuries caused by incidents or negligence.

Clinical Negligence

Ensuring experienced legal services for persons affected by physician malpractice, including negligent care.

Merchandise Obligation

Taking on cases involving unsafe products, supplying expert legal help to customers affected by harmful products.

Senior Misconduct

Protecting the rights of seniors who have been subjected to mistreatment in aged care environments, ensuring compensation.

Tumble and Slip Occurrences

Adept in dealing with tumble accident cases, providing legal advice to persons seeking compensation for their damages.

Childbirth Harms

Extending legal help for loved ones affected by medical carelessness resulting in infant injuries.

Auto Accidents

Collisions: Committed to guiding patients of car accidents secure just recompense for damages and harm.

Motorcycle Crashes

Dedicated to providing legal support for riders involved in motorbike accidents, ensuring just recovery for traumas.

Truck Accident

Ensuring professional legal representation for victims involved in lorry accidents, focusing on securing appropriate claims for hurts.

Construction Site Mishaps

Focused on supporting laborers or bystanders injured in construction site accidents due to recklessness or irresponsibility.

Head Damages

Specializing in extending compassionate legal services for victims suffering from cognitive injuries due to accidents.

K9 Assault Injuries

Specialized in handling cases for clients who have suffered injuries from canine attacks or creature assaults.

Cross-walker Mishaps

Committed to legal assistance for cross-walkers involved in accidents, providing expert advice for recovering restitution.

Unjust Death

Standing up for bereaved affected by a wrongful death, supplying sensitive and adept legal guidance to ensure restitution.

Spine Trauma

Dedicated to representing persons with spinal cord injuries, offering dedicated legal assistance to secure compensation.

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