Lemer & Company represented the respondents in this appeal, who obtained mortgage loans from appellants, Household Finance (now owned by HSBC). Lenders are required to disclose the cost of borrowing and,
In an ICBC case that came to trial in July, 2016 Lemer & Co. won a $213,000 jury verdict for worsening of the plaintiff’s pre-existing headaches. ICBC denied the defendants’ negligence
Medical malpractice lawyers Bruce Lemer and Felicity Schweitzer won a $1.513 million verdict for their client in the 2015 British Columbia Supreme Court case of Reyes v. Marsden. After a three week
Lemer & Company reached large settlements for personal injury in resort accidents. In one case a woman’s foot went off a slightly elevated walkway which curved and was poorly lit, causing
Lemer and Company wins significant consumer class action certification decision in Seidel v, Telus. It is alleged that Telus charged their customers for ring and call set up time on incoming
Consumers in British Columbia will be interested in a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Seidel v. Telus, in which Lemer and Company represented the plaintiffs. The appeal dealt
Private surgery clinics performing cosmetic plastic surgery and laser vision correction have increased in number in recent years. When a public hospital makes an error the aggrieved patient knows that the
While the common view of soft tissue injuries is that they are less severe than fractures, the fact is that whiplash and other ligament, tendon and muscle injuries can be
Settlement of your personal injury claim is appropriate only after you have recovered from your injury, or at least when you are close to making a full recovery. After the
In the majority of cases, personal injury claims are settled out of court so that a trial does not have to take place. A small number of cases do not
