Opioid Class Action

• Alberta moves to strengthen legislation before proposed opioid class action lawsuit

  The legislation would make pharmaceutical consultants subject to potential legal action, clarify a definition of opioid products and amend a formula to calculate damages.

  Politics

  Oct 31, 2023
  
• Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids

  The lawsuit application, launched by the B.C. government in 2018, seeks $85 billion in damages to compensate Canadian governments for health-care costs linked to opioids.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2023
  
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• Alberta’s UCP government unveils legislation to recover health-care costs associated with opioids

  The Alberta government has introduced new legislation it says is meant to help it recover health-care costs resulting from opioid use.

  Health

  Nov 22, 2019
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• Oklahoma’s $572M opioid lawsuit judgment: What’s next in the fight?

  Questions and answers about the opioid crisis and what lies ahead.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2019
• Scott Thompson: British Columbia steps up to hold big pharma to account for opioid crisis

  B.C. is suing opioid manufacturers. Scott Thompson says he's surprised it has taken so long for a Canadian government to take such action.

  Aug 30, 2018