Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., Imperial Tobacco Canada and JTI-Macdonald Corp. must pay damages to 100,000 Quebec smokers.Three tobacco companies must pay billions of dollars to Quebec smokers harmed by cigarettes, according to a ruling released Friday by the Quebec Court of Appeal that upholds a lower court’s decision.
“It is excellent news for victims who have been waiting for this day for a long time. We’re very happy with the result, clearly,” he said. Rothmans, Benson & Hedges said in a statement it will seek to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. Peter Luongo, the company’s managing director, wrote that class-action lawsuits in Canada must prove harm to every member of the suit, something that didn’t happen in this case.
“The tobacco companies engaged in decades of wrongdoing with a cover up of the health effects of smoking,” Mr. Cunningham said. “The tobacco companies should be liable for their wrongful behaviour and the courts agree.”
What? No DPA? cdnpoli
I hope you're watching nsgov Why let QC pocket billions and NS gets $0?
Now we need to look at the reports that producers of opiods understated their dangers to the doctors prescribing them. Make sense? OpioidEpidemic BigPharma
Bet they don't do this in any other province.... Look into that eh guys? lol
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