Canada's Supreme Court to rule on opioid crisis class-action lawsuit against drug companies

Canada's Supreme Court will decide on Friday whether to allow a class-action lawsuit against major drug companies over the opioid crisis in British Columbia. The lawsuit seeks to recover costs related to health care and treatment linked to opioids, under a law enacted in 2018. The case involves companies like Sanis Health, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sandoz Canada, and McKesson Canada, representing all levels of government that incurred opioid-related expenses since 1996.