Bruce Lemer

Bruce Lemer is well known for his  work in personal injury claims, motor vehicle claims and consumer and products liability class actions. He has represented plaintiffs in catastrophic motor vehicle injury claims, medical malpractice claims, and products liability and professional negligence claims against governments, blood products manufacturers and the Canadian Red Cross for infection with HIV and hepatitis C through blood transfusions and blood products. He was plaintiffs’ co-counsel in Endean v. Canadian Red Cross, a class action on behalf of individuals infected with hepatitis C through blood transfusions, which resulted in the largest products liability class action settlement in Canadian history.

• Bruce has appeared in the British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, courts in Alberta and Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada
• A reputation for success in upholding and enforcing the rights of individuals against large corporations and government.
• Successful representation of businesses in commercial litigation.

Bruce was also Canadian counsel in a U.S. action by Canadians infected with HIV from a product manufactured by Armour Pharmaceutical Company.  The case was profiled in a report by CNN TV correspondent Art Harris [see http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0212/31/cct.00.html scroll down long page]

Bruce has been awarded the “BV” Distinguished rating by LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell peer review for “Very High Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards”.

Bruce has helped victims of motor vehicle accidents obtain compensation for paraplegia and quadripegia, brain injuries, orthopedic injuries, whiplash and other soft tissue injuries and psychological injuries. He has experience with all aspects of motor vehicle and I.C.B.C. cases as well as winter road and highway maintenance actions against governments and highway maintenance companies.

Bruce has brought consumer class actions for plaintiffs involving deceptive trade practices, the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, privacy breaches and breach of contract in brokerage agreements and cellular telephone agreements.

He has extensive experience in commercial litigation, negligence claims against stockbrokers, investment advisors and brokerage firms  and medical malpractice claims.

Bruce has appeared on numerous occasions in the British Columbia Supreme Court and the British Columbia Court of Appeal, and courts in Alberta and Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.