Personal Injury Lawyers Chestermere

In Canada, unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for those under 30 and one of the leading reasons for emergency department visits. Every year, on average, over 30,000 Albertans are admitted to the hospital due to injuries that they sustain. These injuries are often caused by motor vehicle collisions and falls (such as slip-and-falls and trip-and-falls).

Even the most careful person can be injured by the careless actions of others. You could easily slip and fall on an icy walkway someone failed to clean up or become concussed after getting t-boned at an intersection because a driver decided to run a red light.

These accidents can cause serious, life-altering injuries that could require years of medical and rehabilitative treatment to recover.

When faced with the aftermath of an injury, you shouldn’t have to bear the burden alone. It’s unfair that you should pay the price for someone else’s negligence. This is where our Chestermere personal injury lawyers, with their extensive experience and successful track record, step in. They have guided numerous clients through the process of receiving compensation for their injuries, providing them with the support and legal expertise they need.

There are legal options available to correct someone else’s wrongdoing. Take advantage of our Chestermere lawyers’ offer of a free initial consultation today if you or a loved one were injured because of the negligence of others.

Steps to Take After Being Injured in an Accident

Being injured in an accident is never fun; suddenly, your world shifts and added responsibility is thrown onto your plate. If you are in an accident, whether it is a slip and fall, motor vehicle accident, or a dog bite, you should take the following steps:

1. Get Medical Assistance ASAP: Your health and safety are the top priorities. As soon as you are injured in an accident, you should see a doctor as they can fully assess the degree of your injuries and provide proper treatment. Waiting to get care can worsen your injuries and weaken your claim.
2. Report the Accident to the Appropriate Authorities: For instance, if you are in a motor vehicle accident, you should report the accident to the police or collision reporting centre. You may also want to contact your insurance provider. You should also inform a property owner if an accident occurs on their premises.
3. Gather Evidence if possible: Trying to document the accident can be helpful. Taking photos, videos, and witness statements can help you when making a claim in the future. If you cannot collect evidence, our firm has private investigators who will work with you to get evidence after the fact. Also, remember to keep medical records to support that the accident caused your injuries.
4. Contact Our Chestermere Personal Injury Lawyers: One of the main ways to recover compensation for an injury is through litigation. Our team has worked on many personal injury cases and helped secure compensation for several clients. Contact us for a free case evaluation to understand any potential claims you may have. We will help you through the lawsuit process.

Generally, you have two years after an accident to make a personal injury claim. Waiting any longer can risk you forfeiting your legal rights. There are quicker deadlines usually if you are suing a municipality. Don’t wait until it’s too late.

You don’t have to bear the cost of an accident alone, there are options available to be compensated. Let us leverage our skills and experience to assist you with your claim. We can take on the brunt of claiming so you can focus on healing from your injuries. Schedule a consultation with our firm today if you or someone close were seriously hurt in an accident.

Commonly Used Legal Jargon in Personal Injury Claims

The legal world can already be complicated with all the different involved, and the complicated terms used in lawsuits certainly doesn’t help. The following is a list of commonly used legal terms in personal injury cases:

• Negligence: This is an umbrella term used when someone fails to take the level of care that someone reasonable in a similar situation would take. It is often used to bring forward a legal case. Negligence requires proving there was a duty of care, there was a breach of that duty by failing to meet the standard of care, and that breach caused an injury.
• Duty of Care: Certain situations will lead to people having an unwritten contract with each other not to cause harm and prevent harm.  For instance, a store owner has an unwritten contract with its customers to protect their safety by ensuring the store is safe.
• Standard of Care: How much care is needed to prevent harm in a particular situation. For instance, a store owner should immediately clean up spills to avoid a fall.
• Reasonable person: This would mean how someone in a similar situation would act. For instance, the average store owner would clean up a spill as soon as they become aware of it.
• Breach of Duty: When the unwritten contract of not causing or preventing harm is broken because the standard of care was not met. For instance, failing to clean up a spill in a store that could cause a fall.
• Causation: The failure to prevent harm caused an injury to occur. For instance, the store owner’s failure to clean up a spill led to someone slipping and falling.
• Plaintiff: The person injured in an accident and is suing. For instance, a customer who slips and falls and sues is the plaintiff.
• Defendant: The person accused of causing your injury and sued. For example, an owner of a store where a customer slips and falls.
• Burden of Proof: The obligation to provide evidence in a case to support the claims made. In most personal injury cases, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant was responsible for the injuries because of their actions. For instance, the plaintiff could provide eye-witness reports, use video cameras, and use medical evidence to show that a store owner was aware of a spill and failed to clean it up and that spill led to a fall that caused an injury.
• Pecuniary Damages: Payment to compensate for financial losses caused by an accident. These can be easily calculated, including lost wages, loss of earning potential, future care, medical expenses, etc.
• Non-Pecuniary Damages: Payment to compensate for non-financial losses caused by an accident. Losses such as emotional distress, pain & suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and inconvenience can be claimed under this category. It is harder to calculate the value of these kinds of damages; however, in 1978, the Supreme Court stated there was a cap of $100,000 adjusted for inflation. Today, that value is over $400,000.

Our team understands that you may not be familiar with certain legal terms and will work hard to make sure that you know what’s going on in your case and will break everything down so they are easily digestible. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation to learn more about how our team can help you understand the complex world of litigation.

Types of Personal Injury Cases Our Chestermere Lawyers Can Help You With

Personal Injury is a widely inclusive term under the law that refers to physical, psychological, or emotional injuries that are caused by the negligence of another. Many kinds of personal injury claims can be made, each requiring unique approaches and vast knowledge to advance. For over 60 years, Preszler Injury Lawyers have helped clients with many types of personal injury cases, including but not limited to the following:

• Motor vehicle accidents
• Slip-and-fall accidents
• Trip-and-fall accidents
• Dog attacks
• Off-road vehicle accidents (ATVs, UTV, dirt bikes)
• Motorcycle accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Watercraft (boat) accidents
• Defective product accidents
• Medical malpractice
• Snowmobile accidents
• Assault and battery
• Institutional abuse
• Plane accidents
• And More

If you have experienced a personal injury, our firm may be able to help you. Reach out to schedule a no-obligation case evaluation to learn more about your rights.

How Our Chestermere Preszler Personal Injury Lawyers Can Be of Assistance

Contact us if someone else’s actions have injured you or a loved one. Since 1959, our firm has dedicated itself to helping clients recover their losses and return to the lives they had before their injuries.

Even seemingly, injuries can have significant impacts, making it difficult to enjoy life. Our team wholeheartedly believes negligent parties should be held accountable for their actions.

We have years of experience and can help you navigate the challenging and complex world of litigation. Rather than trying to learn how litigation works, focus on your recovery and allow us to focus on the legal stuff. We have advanced many cases over the years and may be able to help you get compensation. We will work with you to evaluate the value of your case and will assess your eligibility to bring forward a case. Because we believe in the cases we take on, we operate on a fully contingency fee basis. This means that you don’t pay any legal fees unless you win.

Book your free initial consultation today to learn how our team can support you in your time of need.