Personal Injury Lawyers in Edmonton
Negligence occurs when someone fails to exercise a reasonable standard of care, resulting in harm to another person. A major part of a motor vehicle accident is determining who was negligent, in other words, who is at fault. The police will determine fault at the scene of the accident, and your personal injury lawyer will also determine who was at fault. Determining negligence is key to your personal injury claim. To successfully claim negligence, you need to prove four key elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages. In a car accident, demonstrating negligence is usually pretty straightforward because the other driver may have broken the rules of the road. This can include actions like speeding, talking on the cell phone, distracted driving, improper left turn, or failing to yield the right of way. For example, if another driver runs a red light and hits your car, that driver was negligent.
In Canada, a person who injures you as a result of his or her negligence must put you back in the position you were in before you were injured. Continue reading “HIT-AND-RUNS OR HIT BY UNINSURED DRIVERS: Can I still make a claim for my injuries?”
In this fast-paced day and age, where many traditional business and service models are changing, it is not uncommon for people to be without a family doctor or regular doctor who they see on a consistent basis. Continue reading “Family Doctors and the Role They Have in a Personal Injury Claim”
In our previous blog post on tort law, we discussed the two cornerstones of all tort law: liability and quantum. Continue reading “What is Tort Law Part 2: Liability”
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle collision or due to someone else’s negligence, you might wonder where to go. What are your legal rights? Continue reading “5 Things You Need to Know When Choosing the Right Personal Injury Lawyer for Your Case”
The duty to mitigate is an important legal concept in personal injury law, particularly with respect to quantum of damages considerations. Continue reading “The Duty to Mitigate”