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Protecting Children’s Settlement Funds: What Parents Should Know About Alberta’s Minors’ Property Act
When a child is injured and receives a settlement through a personal injury claim, protecting that money becomes a top priority. In Alberta, the Minors’ Property Act provides a legal framework to ensure that settlement funds awarded to minors are managed responsibly and used for their benefit.
E-Scooter Injuries and Children: What Parents in Alberta Need to Know
With the growing popularity of e-scooters in cities across Alberta, it is no surprise that more children and teens are riding them for fun and convenience. However, the rise in e-scooter use has also led to a sharp increase in injuries—many of them serious.
When Injuries Happen on Someone Else’s Property: What Parents Should Know About Occupiers’ Liability
Playgrounds, festivals, day camps, and other summer activities often bring families to both public and private spaces across Alberta. While these outings are meant to be enjoyable, accidents can occur. When they do, it is important for parents to understand their legal rights.
Case Summaries: DD v Wong Estate, 2019 ABQB 171
WB lawyers successfully brought a claim against two obstetricians on behalf of an infant born with a catastrophic brain injury due to a delay in diagnosis of intrauterine growth restriction.
Why Signing a Waiver Doesn’t Always Waive a Child’s Right to Sue
For many parents, signing a waiver is a standard part of registering their child for summer camps, sports programs, or recreational activities.
Case Summaries: Barbe v Evans, 2020 ABQB 599
WB lawyers successfully brought a claim on behalf of man who suffered permanent bladder and renal injuries following a negligent performed GLL prostate resection.
Case Summaries: Khaleel v Indar, 2023 ABKB 547
WB lawyers successfully brought an informed consent claim on behalf of a man who sustained injuries during a open hernia repair and was not advised of an alternative treatment option
Preventable Birth and Neonatal Injuries: Oxygen Deprivation, Hypoglycemia & Jaundice Explained
Birth and neonatal injuries can be life-altering for children and their families—especially when those injuries were preventable.
Case Summaries: Williams v Rosenstock, 2020 ABQB 303
WB lawyers successfully brought a claim on behalf of a woman who suffered significant and permanent injuries due to a delay in diagnosis of cauda equine syndrome.
Case Summaries: KY v Bahler, 2023 ABKB 280
WB lawyers successfully brought a claim on behalf of infant twins who suffered catastrophic brain injuries due to a delay in diagnosis of TTTS leading to premature deliveryINDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The lands on which Edmonton sits and the North Saskatchewan River that runs through it have been the sites of natural abundance, ceremony and culture, travel and rest, relationship building, making, and trading for Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Edmonton is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Weir Bowen acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.