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Medical Negligence: Cardiovascular Claims
Like any other area of medical malpractice law, physicians treating and diagnosing cardiovascular conditions are held to an appropriate standard of care, and any negligent error causing injury may warrant...
Failure to Mitigate
Failure to mitigate is a common defence advanced by Defendants in personal injury lawsuits.
Informed Consent
Introduction Over the past several decades, Canadian courts have rejected a paternalistic model of health care and have instead adopted a patient-centered approach.
Medical Malpractice: Stroke Claims
In Canada, stroke is one of the leading causes of adult disability and death.
Contributory Negligence in Slip and Fall Litigation
A common argument advanced by Defendants in slip and fall litigation is that the Plaintiff was partially responsible for his or her own misfortune.
The Five Ws of Questioning
What is questioning? Questioning is an important part of the pre-trial process of gathering and disclosure of relevant and material information, which may eventually become evidence.
Six Weir Bowen Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada
We are pleased to announce that six of our lawyers have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, including Joseph Miller,...
Medical Negligence: Cancer Claims
Undergoing cancer diagnosis and treatment is a very difficult experience, both physically and mentally.
Future Cost of Care
So far on this blog we have provided a brief overview of the heads of damage in a personal injury action and provided a more in-depth overview of loss of...
Car Accidents and Unidentified or Uninsured Drivers
In Alberta, automobile insurance is mandatory. Driving without insurance is an offence. After an accident, the drivers are required at law to stop and exchange insurance information.
INDIGENOUS 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.