QUEBEC — The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
The British Columbia lawsuit dates to 2018 and alleges manufacturers both misrepresented the risk of addiction to opioids and failed to mention side effects and withdrawal symptoms.
The province passed a law — the"Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act" — empowering it to pursue class actions on behalf of the federal government and other provincial governments. "Although the class action was initiated by British Columbia on behalf of the federal government and the provincial and territorial governments, the adoption of legislation similar to that taken by British Columbia makes it possible, among other things, to promote the application ... of legal regimes that are adapted to the situation and similar for all," Marie-Claude Lacasse, spokesperson for the Quebec Department of Health, said in an e-mail.
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