A media release from Ontario’s Attorney General says Ontario is part of a $150 million settlement with Purdue Pharma (Canada) in a proposed class action over the opioid crisis.
The settlement that includes all provinces and territories, along with the federal government, is the largest settlement of a governmental health claim in Canadian history.
The lawsuit was launched in 2018 on behalf of all provincial, territorial and federal governments to recover government health care and other direct costs incurred due to opioid-related disease, injury or illness.
The claim alleges that opioid manufacturers and distributors engaged in deceptive marketing practices to increase sales which has led to increased addiction and overdoses
The governments are continuing to pursue more than 40 other opioid manufacturers and distributors and their consultants.
