The companies must pay approximately $17-billion in damages to 100,000 Quebec smokers who developed diseases as a result of cigarettes or who couldn’t quit smoking
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.”
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