SCC rules B.C. law allowing multi-Crown class action to recover opioid-related costs is valid

By Cristin Schmitz ( November 29, 2024, 5:28 PM EST) -- In a groundbreaking judgment that confirms that multi-governmental class actions that reach across provincial and territorial boundaries are possible under Canada’s constitutional structure, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled provinces have the constitutional competence to enact multi-Crown class action legislation....