BC COURT FAILURE
June 1st, 2003
BY MONICA DOBIEBRITISH Columbia's attempt to recover billions of dollars in smoking-related healthcare costs from large Canadian tobacco firms has been thrown out by the province's Supreme Court. Justice Ronald Holmes ruled that legislation underpinning the province's lawsuit is unconstitutional because it is directed at international companies outside the province's jurisdiction. This decision scuppers British Columbia's second attempt to sue tobacco companies, following the American model where tobacco firms have paid out billions of dollars in out of court ...
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