We are pleased to report that Madam Justice Gropper of the British Columbia Supreme Court certified this lawsuit as a class action on August 4, 2011. This means that the case can move forward to trial. A copy of her decision can be found here. News items related to the case are below.
We are pleased to report that the Court of Appeal upheld Madam Justice Gropper’s ruling that the British Columbia courts have jurisdiction over the U.S. defendants. The certification hearing is scheduled to be heard on December 15 to 17, 2010.
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| 30 Jun |
Media coverage related to Madam Justice Gropper's decision (120 KB) |
| 27 June |
On June 27, 2008 Madam Justice Gropper issued Reasons for Judgement holding that the American corporate defendants in this lawsuit, all members of the Wyeth pharmaceuticals conglomerate, fall within the jurisdiction of B.C.’s courts and may be held responsible to Canadian consumers. (See February 2007 entry below for further discussion of this issue.) The American defendants have 30 days to decide whether to appeal the decision of Madam Justice Gropper. If they do not, the next significant step in this lawsuit will be the “certification hearing” during which the Plaintiff will request a court order designating this action as a class action. It will be several months before the certification hearing can take place. See the Reasons of Madam Justice Gropper (102 KB) issued June 27, 2008. |
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| Feb |
Before a lawsuit can be considered a class action, the Plaintiff has to
apply to have it “certified” by the court. The certification hearing in this
case will not take place until the case management judge, Madam Justice
Gropper, has heard a "jurisdiction application" filed by all of the American
Defendants. The American Wyeth companies have filed documents with the
Supreme Court of British Columbia requesting a stay of this action against
them on the grounds that the court has no jurisdiction over them. The date
for the hearing of the jurisdiction application is not yet known. |
| 29 Jan |
Wyeth loses Prempro trial, ordered to pay $1.5 million in damages (73 KB) |
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