June 27, 2008

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.