We begin with developments of national significance. First, we discuss the amendments to the Competition Act which, effective June 2025, could open the door to a novel quasi-class action scheme entitling private plaintiffs to...more
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has endorsed the constitutionality of British Columbia (BC) legislation empowering the province to seek recovery of opioid epidemic healthcare costs in a proposed class action brought on...more
5/23/2025
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Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
State and Local Government ,
Supreme Court of Canada
A national class action on behalf of multiple Canadian governments to recover opioid epidemic healthcare costs simplifies the aggregation, prosecution, and determination of claims that span geographic boundaries. That is what...more
12/16/2024
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Controlled Substances ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety ,
Substance Abuse ,
Supreme Court of Canada