Pedestrian Accident Lawyer in Calgary

No. Alberta apportions damages where more than one person is at fault, so even where a pedestrian bears some responsibility, a claim can still succeed — with damages reduced to reflect that share. It is also common for an initial account of a collision to change once the physical evidence, sightlines and video are examined.

A claim against the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund may be available. Written notice must be given to the Administrator within 90 days of the accident, and you must have made reasonable efforts to identify the driver. There may also be coverage under your own or a household policy. Contact a lawyer quickly — this is one of the few deadlines that is genuinely short.

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.