Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2018
B.C. to sue opioid makers for health care expenses of overdose crisis
29 August 2018 - The British Columbia Government will sue opioid manufacturers including Purdue Pharma in an effort to recoup health care costs associated with an overdose crisis that has swept the country and killed thousands.
Attorney-General David Eby and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy are expected to announce the lawsuit on Wednesday at a media event outside the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
The legal action is the first of its kind by a government in Canada. Until now, victims have attempted to seek restitution on their own, filing a class-action lawsuit against Purdue’s Canadian operation that led to a proposed $20-million settlement, with $2-million going to the provinces and territories and no admission of guilt.
