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Wagners acts for injured people in Windsor, across Hants County, and throughout the Maritimes.
Most people who call us are not certain they have a claim at all. Our personal injury lawyer in Windsor, NS, can settle that question in one sitting, then take the insurance file off your hands while you get your health back.
Bring us the details while they are still fresh, and we will tell you plainly where you stand. Our line is (902) 425-7330, and the first conversation costs you nothing.
Our injury work in Hants County runs past car accidents, though those are the bulk of it. The files we open for Windsor residents most often involve:
We hear about the moment of impact far less often than the months that follow, and the size of the crash is a poor guide to the size of the claim.
Your own automobile policy does, through coverage, every Nova Scotia motorist already carries.
Section B accident benefits are the no-fault coverage built into your own policy, payable whether or not the crash was your fault.
They are set under the Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231, and they pay for the treatment your injury needs.
Because those bills sit with the insurer, they are not part of what you claim from the at-fault driver. Your claim covers what Section B leaves behind.
In practice, Section B files stall over paperwork more often than over medicine. If an adjuster has already sent you forms, hand them to us first, and we will read them at no charge.
Our Windsor, Nova Scotia injury lawyer pursues the losses that sit outside your treatment coverage. In a Hants County injury file, we put a value on:
Nova Scotia limits what a court can award for pain and suffering when an injury is considered minor under provincial automobile rules.
That test has two stages, and neither one is about how long you took to get better. The regulation names only three categories of injury, and even those fall outside the cap where they cause what it calls a serious impairment.
Serious impairment has three parts, all of which must be met: a substantial inability to carry on your work or your daily activities, ongoing since the accident, and not expected to improve substantially.
The medical record decides which side of that line you land on. Find out what your claim may be worth before an offer arrives in the mail.
Property owners in Windsor owe visitors reasonable care.
That duty sits in the Occupiers' Liability Act, S.N.S. 1996, c. 27, and section 4 measures it by what a reasonable occupier would have done in the circumstances.
Winter fall claims in West Hants often depend on when ice formed and what was done about it. We request maintenance, salting, and inspection records early to establish when the property was checked and treated.
You can still recover money when some of the blame lands on you. We hold that question open until the physical evidence is in and the scene has been measured.
Nova Scotia divides responsibility among the people involved under section 3 of the Contributory Negligence Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 95.
A court reduces an award by your share rather than wiping it out, so a driver found 25 percent at fault still recovers 75 percent of the assessed damages.
Our offices sit in Halifax and Mahone Bay, and neither is where most Hants County clients first meet us. Our Hants County accident lawyer team will come to your kitchen table or your hospital room, because a drive should not decide whether you get advice.
We take injury claims in Windsor and across Nova Scotia, along with New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The province has moved Windsor court sittings to the Kentville Justice Centre. West Hants residents now travel up the valley for matters that once ran right in town, which is one more reason we come to you.
Usually, on the day you knew, or reasonably should have known, that you were hurt and who caused it. Several situations change the way that the deadline runs:
Incapacity has a rule of its own.
Under section 19 of the Limitation of Actions Act, S.N.S. 2014, c. 35, the clock stops while an injured person is incapable of bringing a claim because of a physical, mental, or psychological condition.
Where less than six months of the period remain when that incapacity ends, section 19(2) extends the deadline to six months from that day.
The primary reason we ask people to call early has little to do with deadlines. Records and witnesses are easier to reach in the first few weeks.
If you were hurt in an accident and wish to file a lawsuit against the party to blame, you need a reliable legal team to hold your hand. You often have a specific time limit to file your claim. That’s why we recommend consulting a lawyer as soon as you reasonably can.
Act quickly to ensure you don’t miss your deadline to file. Cases brought after the statute of limitations may not be eligible for a claim. Wagners is a reputable personal injury law firm that can help you understand all your legal options. When you come to us, we will protect your rights and ensure you receive justice.
Clients often have questions before deciding how to proceed.
Whatever you already have. The collision report or incident number, your insurance policy, any letters from an adjuster, and a list of who you have seen all help us move quickly. If you have none of it, come anyway, since we can request most of it ourselves.
Yes. You choose who represents you, and you can change that choice at any point. We arrange the transfer and deal with the previous office directly.
Most injury claims settle, usually a year or more after the crash. The delay is medical, since a claim cannot be valued properly until doctors can say whether an injury is permanent.
Your own policy usually steps in. Nova Scotia automobile policies include coverage for crashes caused by uninsured and unidentified drivers, including hit-and-run. We run those claims the same way, with your own insurer on the other side of the file.
Nobody keeps a law firm's number in their phone before they need it. If you are reading this from a waiting room in Kentville, the next step is smaller than it looks.
Call us at (902) 425-7330, or toll-free at 1-800-465-8794. One of our lawyers will go through what happened, explain what a claim would involve, and leave the decision with you.
You can reach Wagners’ team by calling 902-425-7330 or by completing a short online contact form. There are no obligations to retain us if you do call our office and our consultations are free of charge.
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