Wrongful Death Lawyer in Calgary

Alberta's Fatal Accidents Act provides a claim for the benefit of the deceased person's spouse or adult interdependent partner, parents and children. Separately, the personal representative of the estate may continue the deceased person's own claim under the Survival of Actions Act, though that claim is limited to actual financial loss to the date of death.

Fixed bereavement damages set by statute, awarded without proof of damage; the loss of financial support the deceased would have provided; the value of services they provided to the household; expenses incurred for their care between injury and death; travel and accommodation for visiting them; funeral and burial expenses; and grief counselling for the spouse or partner, parents, children and siblings.

Generally no. A criminal prosecution or a regulatory investigation runs on its own timetable, which can be lengthy, and neither pauses the civil limitation period. The two proceedings are independent, and material from an investigation is not always available or admissible in the civil claim. Get advice on timing early rather than waiting for an outcome.

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.