When you’re injured in a motor vehicle collision, and it’s another person’s fault, it can be difficult to navigate the legal system, particularly if you’ve been struck by a vehicle while walking. Here’s some insight from a personal injury lawyer in Nova Scotia.

In Nova Scotia, personal injury law allows you to file a personal injury claim to seek damages for injuries. Generally, when you’ve been injured because of the fault of another, you need to prove that the other person was negligent, in other words, that their actions were the cause of the accident.

However, if you’ve been struck by a vehicle while walking, the reverse is true, meaning that the driver of the vehicle needs to prove that the accident wasn’t their fault.

What Can I Claim for in My Personal Injury Claim?

Depending on the nature of your injuries and the losses you’ve suffered, you may be entitled under personal injury law to recover compensation for some or all of the following:

Pain and suffering
Economic losses
Costs of future treatment
Loss of valuable services, such as housekeeping and home maintenance

Accident Benefits from Personal Injury Claims

In Nova Scotia, there are mandatory conditions that must be included in every automobile insurance contract which provides for medical, rehabilitation, loss of income, death and funeral expense benefits. These personal injury claims are known as “Section B Accident Benefits”.

If you’ve been hit by a car as a pedestrian, you are entitled to receive accident benefits through the contract of insurance held by the individual who hit you.

These benefits may include:

To the limit of $50,000.00, all reasonable expenses incurred within four years from the date of the accident
A loss of income payment if you qualify, which is the lesser of $250.00 per week or 80% of your gross weekly income
Funeral expenses incurred up to the amount of $2,500.00 and death benefits

Find Out More – Book a Free Consultation with a Personal Injury Lawyer

At Lenehan Musgrave, our team of experienced personal injury lawyers work on a contingency basis, so you don’t pay until we secure your compensation. If you would like more information about this area of personal injury law, please visit our website or call our offices at (902) 466-2200 to schedule a free no-risk case assessment.

What constitutes common law?

A common law relationship is simply the act of living together in a marriage-like relationship without actually being legally married. It does not require any kind of legal process to create a common law union. The definition of common law partnership also differs depending on the laws applied. For example, the Canada Pension Plan states that two people are in a common law relationship after a year of cohabitation. The Parenting and Support Act, on the other hand, requires two years of cohabitation before a relationship can be described as common law.