Quebec Smokers
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Ontario court upholds stay order against 3 tobacco companiesThe companies have said they had no choice but to seek the stay so they could continue to operate as they try to negotiate a global settlement with all those who have claims against them, including the class-action members and several provincial governments.CanadaApr 18, 2019
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Legal battle persists between smokers, tobacco companies and provincial govtsProvincial governments have also sued tobacco companies in an effort to recover health-care costs associated with smoking.CanadaApr 4, 2019
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Creditor protection granted to Rothmans, Benson & Hedges in $15B Quebec lawsuitRothmans, Benson & Hedges has become the third tobacco company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100,000 Quebec smokers after securing creditor protection in an Ontario court on Friday.CanadaMar 23, 2019
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Creditor protection given to JTI-Macdonald suspends order to pay billions to Quebec smokersJTI-Macdonald was among three companies that lost in the Quebec Court of Appeal March 1.CanadaMar 12, 2019
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Quebec Court of Appeal upholds ruling ordering tobacco companies to pay billions to smokersImperial Tobacco, JTI-Macdonald and Rothmans-Benson & Hedges were appealing a 2015 ruling.CanadaMar 1, 2019
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