$27B tobacco lawsuit headed for Quebec court
The Canadian Press
Posted: Mar 12, 2012 7:19 AM ET
Last Updated: Mar 12, 2012 8:15 AM ET
Big tobacco has a date today in a Canadian courtroom.
Canada's three largest tobacco companies are set to square off against a group of Quebec smokers with up to $27 billion in damages and penalties at stake.
A Montreal courtroom will hear a class-action lawsuit from smokers who claim they were duped for years by big tobacco companies — as they became addicted to cigarettes and then suffered from serious health problems.
The landmark civil case is considered the biggest in Canadian history.
The case will also mark the first time tobacco companies have gone to trial in a civil suit in Canada.
The defendants are Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd.; Rothmans, Benson & Hedges; and JTI-Macdonald.
On another front, six provinces are teaming up to sue Canadian tobacco firms for health-care costs.
B.C., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and P.E.I. are retaining a national legal team to help them prosecute Canadian tobacco companies.
They're seeking to recover billions of dollars.
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