So you file a birth injury lawsuit in Nova Scotia under the civil procedure rules as a lawsuit,so that would be a notice of action and a statement of claim, and then after that you go through a process of gathering documentation for a birth injury lawsuit. Things move quite slowly,and the reason for that is you need to be certain of the medical outcomes.
Before you move forward,so it’s best to speak with a lawyer before going down that path to know exactly which records you need to retain,which medical investigations you need to pursue, and all of that disclosure or compilation of medical records can happen in the course of litigation that might take many years because of how.
Complex it is,but it’s essential for a lawyer to kind of guide you along that process so you know which steps need to be taken. You can’t even diagnose until the baby is 12 to 24 months old, so you do need to spend some time waiting, and there’s no limitation period that begins to run until that baby is an adult. 2 years after the baby’s an adult is the time frame you have to bring a claim.
