Purdue Pharma Lawsuit

• Alberta’s April opioid deaths are declining but still higher than pre-pandemic level

  On Wednesday, the Alberta government reported that 113 people died from opioid fatalities in April, a 34 per cent decrease since November.

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  Jun 29, 2022
  
• Opioid crisis: $150M settlement reached in B.C.-led lawsuit to recoup health-care costs

  The Canadian arm of Purdue Pharma has agreed to a settlement in B.C.'s 2018 proposed class-action lawsuit against more than 40 opioid manufacturers and distributors.

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  Jun 29, 2022
  
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• Manitoba government plans to join class-action suit against opioid makers

  The suit, launched in August 2018, names more than 40 manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of opioids in Canada.

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  Oct 1, 2020