In Canada,JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. and Imperial Tobacco Canada have reached a $23.6 billion principle agreement with their creditors to compensate victims of tobacco as well as the Canadian provinces This historic agreement, due to the scale of the sums involved and the number of Canadians who will receive financial compensation, must be ratified on December 2024. The legal saga began in 1998 when a Quebecker, who later died of lung cancer, launched a class action lawsuit supported by an anti-tobacco organization. Their argument was that cigarette manufacturers failed to warn customers about the dangers of their … Continue reading $23.6 Billion Tobacco Settlement in Canada: The Unprecedented Deal Impacting 100,000 Victims and Multiple Provinces Including Quebec