Property owners owe you a duty of care
Alberta's Occupiers' Liability Act requires whoever controls a property, owners, tenants, and property managers, to take reasonable care that visitors are safe. Untreated ice, wet or greasy floors without warning, poor lighting, broken handrails, and uneven surfaces are all failures of that duty.
These claims are won or lost on evidence gathered early: photos of the hazard before it is fixed, incident reports, maintenance and inspection logs, footwear, and witness details. If you can, photograph everything the day it happens.
Watch the short deadlines
Falls caused by snow or ice on municipal sidewalks and roads can require written notice to the municipality within weeks of the fall, far shorter than the ordinary 2-year limitation. Claims involving condominiums, commercial landlords, and winter-maintenance contractors each have their own tangle of responsible parties. This is an area where waiting genuinely destroys claims.
- Pain and suffering (general damages) for the injury itself and its effect on your life
- Lost income and lost earning capacity, past and future
- Medical and rehabilitation costs including physiotherapy, medication, and equipment
- Cost of future care for lasting injuries
- Housekeeping and loss of valuable services you can no longer perform
- Out-of-pocket expenses from mileage to childcare
Alberta Accident Law works on a full contingency basis: you pay nothing unless we win. There are no hourly rates, no retainers, and no bill if your claim does not succeed. Your case review is free, confidential, and carries no obligation, so finding out where you stand costs you nothing.
Falls in Calgary
Chinook freeze-thaw cycles create black ice that contributes to many Calgary collisions, especially on bridge decks and shaded curves.
Under Alberta's Limitations Act you generally have 2 years from the date of the accident to start a claim, and some situations carry much shorter notice deadlines. Evidence also degrades quickly: skid marks fade, camera footage is overwritten, and witnesses forget. Calgary injury lawsuits are filed at the Calgary Courts Centre on 5th Street SW, in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. Smaller claims may proceed in the Alberta Court of Justice. The sooner we start, the stronger your position.
Serious injuries in Calgary are most often treated at the Foothills Medical Centre, with Rockyview General, the Peter Lougheed Centre, and the South Health Campus also handling major trauma. Keep every record, requisition, and receipt from your treatment: medical documentation is the backbone of your claim, and we help you build it correctly from day one.