BC in Court Against Pharma Companies in Bid to Certify Opioid Class-Action Lawsuit

BC in Court Against Pharma Companies in Bid to Certify Opioid Class-Action Lawsuit
Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012 photo. The Canadian Press/Graeme Roy
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The British Columbia government goes up against dozens of health care and pharmaceutical companies in court on Nov. 27 in a bid to get certification for a class-action lawsuit over the costs of the opioid crisis.

It comes even after the Supreme Court of Canada agreed this month to hear a constitutional challenge by four of the companies who say a law allowing B.C. to recover costs on behalf of other governments is an overreach.