加拿大最高法院维护法律,允许不列颠哥伦比亚代表其他省份起诉阿片类药物制造者。 Canada's Supreme Court upholds law allowing BC to sue opioid makers on behalf of other provinces.

加拿大最高法院维持不列颠哥伦比亚省的法律,允许该省代表其他省份和联邦政府对类阿片制造商提起集体诉讼。 The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld British Columbia's law allowing the province to file a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers on behalf of other provinces and the federal government. 6-1号裁决支持《阿片损害和保健成本回收法》第11条,该法使公元前哥伦比亚群岛得以恢复。 The 6-1 ruling supports Section 11 of the Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, which enables B.C. 起诉吸毒者支付与类阿片流行有关的医疗费用,同时允许其他国家政府选择退出。 to sue drugmakers for healthcare costs related to the opioid epidemic, while allowing other governments to opt out. 这一决定可有助于对卷入类鸦片危机的公司采取国家法律行动。 This decision could facilitate a national legal action against companies involved in the opioid crisis.