BC COURT REJECTS TOBACCO COMPANY APPEAL IN HEALTH COSTS CASE
September 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE, in Ottawa
THE BRITISH Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled that the Canadian province can pursue legal action to recover health-care costs linked to smoking related diseases from 15 foreign tobacco companies. The firms, covering most the world's biggest cigarette producers, argued that the province had no legal standing, because there was no provincial legislation on the issue. However, they lost.
"In my opinion, the conclusion...that the (provincial BC) court has jurisdiction over all of the ex juris defendants - whether manufacturers of ...
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