Canada opens season for hunting of tobacco groups September 30, 2005
Ottawa - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday that provinces may sue tobacco companies to recover related health costs, a decision that may eventually cost Canadian and foreign firms billions of dollars.
The country's top court dismissed a claim by tobacco companies that a new law adopted by the western province of British Columbia in 2000 to facilitate such litigation was unconstitutional.
Eight provinces are considering similar laws.
Imperial Tobacco Canada, Rothmans Benson and Hedges, JTI-Macdonald, British American Tobacco and Philip Morris are among the dozen companies that could be impacted by the court's ruling and potential lawsuits. - AFP
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