Burn Injury Lawyer in Calgary

Potentially the manufacturer, on the basis that the product was negligently designed or manufactured or was sold without adequate warning — and potentially the retailer, on contractual grounds if you purchased it from them. Where a landlord or contractor was responsible for installation or maintenance, they may also be liable. Preserving the appliance is what makes any of that provable.

It is assessed on the evidence: the location, extent and visibility of the scarring, the prospect of improvement with further treatment, the psychological effect, and the practical effect on work and daily life. Photographs taken over time and an assessment by a treating specialist matter more than any general figure, and anyone quoting you an average for scarring is guessing.

In most injury claims the period is two years — but it does not simply run from the date of the incident. It runs from the point at which you knew, or ought reasonably to have known, three things: that you were injured, that the injury was attributable to someone else's conduct, and that it was serious enough to warrant bringing a proceeding. A separate ten-year outer limit runs from when the claim arose, and whichever period expires first governs. Different rules apply to minors and to people under a disability. Because the analysis is fact-specific, the safe course is to ask early rather than assume.

We act on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay no legal fees unless compensation is recovered. Disbursements — the out-of-pocket costs of running a file, such as medical records, expert reports and court filing fees — and applicable taxes may still apply. We will explain the arrangement in writing before you retain us.