Podcasts

March 30, 2024

Unraveling the Complexities of Personal Injury Compensation

Short Summary

In this episode of "Ask the Lawyer," host Warren Berg talks with Weir Bowen LLP lawyers Cynthia Carels and Vanessa Fiorillo about the complexities of assessing personal injury damages. They dive into how the law evaluates compensation for injuries, distinguishing between pecuniary (monetary) and non- pecuniary (pain and suffering) damages. Discover how courts determine these amounts, the impact on the injured person's life, and the intricacies involved in making someone “whole” again after an injury.

« Return to Podcasts

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.