Canada's biggest tobacco companies are taking on a group of Quebec smokers in a landmark case with up to $27 billion in damages and penalties at stake.
The trial got underway Monday in a Montreal courtroom where lawyers representing the smokers argued tobacco companies weren't upfront about the dangers of cigarette use, leading the plaintiffs to addiction and smoking-related illnesses.
Not only is the civil case considered the biggest in Canadian history, but it marks the first time in this country that tobacco companies have gone to trial for a civil suit.
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