Dental Malpractice Lawyer in Calgary

Possibly. That a complication is recognised does not answer whether it was properly assessed beforehand, disclosed to you, avoided where it was avoidable, or managed appropriately once it occurred. It also does not answer whether the procedure was the right one. Those are questions for an expert reviewing the record.

We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay no legal fees unless compensation is recovered. Disbursements and applicable taxes may still apply. We will set the arrangement out in writing before you retain us.

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.