By Matthew Fleming and Jaclyn Vanstone ( December 19, 2024, 3:06 PM EST) -- The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of British Columbia’s legislation enacted to permit the B.C. Crown to act as the representative plaintiff in a class action on behalf of a class of governments and government agencies in Canada. While this ruling was specific to B.C.’s Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (ORA), it stands as an endorsement of multi-Crown class actions generally (Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40)....