US EditionOpioid crisis: Quebec wants to join B.C. in class-action against pharmaceutical companies
- The Quebec government plans to pass legislation to join a class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
- British Columbia initiated a class action lawsuit on behalf of the federal, provincial, and territorial governments against 40 pharmaceutical companies and passed the 'Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act' to support their action.
- Most Canadian provinces, excluding Quebec, Yukon, and Nunavut, have similar legislation that allows their governments to participate in collective actions, which aligns with Quebec's desire to implement this legislation.
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Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
QUEBEC -- The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
QUEBEC -- The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
Opioid crisis: Quebec wants to join BC in its collective action
The Government of Quebec plans to introduce a bill in the coming days in order to be able to join the class action brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of trivializing the harmful effects of opioids.
Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
QUEBEC — The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
QUEBEC — The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
QUEBEC — The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
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