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November 30, 2024

Unveiling the Legal Processes Behind Wrongful Death Claims

Short Summary

In this November episode of Ask the Lawyer, Host Warren Berg speaks with Cynthia Carels and Ian Miller of Weir Bowen LLP about how assessed, in wrongful death actions, and how the law goes about putting a dollar value on the loss of a life. They discuss the damages that are specifically provided for in the Fatal Accidents Act, as well as the factors and contingencies that impact how Alberta Courts determine damages for loss of dependency for those who have lost loved ones as a result of the negligence or wrongdoing of others.

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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.