Motorcycle Accident Lawyer in Calgary

Speed is the most common allegation made against riders, and it is frequently made without evidence. Damage patterns, scene measurements, road surface, and in some cases vehicle data can establish what actually happened. Even where speed contributed, Alberta apportions damages rather than barring the claim.

The legal framework is the same, but the practical reality is not. Injuries are typically more serious, liability is contested more often, and the assumptions made about riders are more hostile. The injuries also more frequently fall outside the minor injury cap, which changes what is at stake.

In most injury claims the period is two years — but it does not simply run from the date of the accident. 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, and some claims carry much shorter notice deadlines that are separate from the limitation period. 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.