B.C. launches civil lawsuit against ‘forever chemical’ producers
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The B.C. government is leading a civil claim against producers of products that cannot breakdown and can be harmful to people.
“Today, B.C. is leading again, as the first jurisdiction in Canada to hold manufacturers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as ‘forever chemicals,’ accountable for the widespread PFAS contamination affecting drinking-water systems across Canada,” Niki Sharma, Attorney General, stated in a release Friday, June 21.
“The province has filed a national class proceeding in British Columbia Supreme Court to recover the costs of detecting and removing the ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking-water systems across the country. B.C. is suing the defendants listed in the claim for negligently designing defective products, negligently failing to warn of the risks associated with their products, breaches of the Competition Act and civil conspiracy.”
This civil claim mirrors past actions by the province taken against tobacco and opiate manufacturers.
