About the Class Action / Mass Tort

The risks associated with Tenofovir were well-understood by the Defendants at the time they began developing and testing TDF-based drugs. 

As a result of taking the TDF-based drugs, individuals suffered harm and injuries including, but not limited to, decreased kidney function, renal failure, end-stage renal disease, renal impairment, chronic kidney disease, tubular dysfunction, chronic liver disease, Fanconi syndrome, reduced bone density, bone breaks/fractures, bone malformation, and tooth loss. 

This claim is being brought on behalf of all individuals who, during the period 2004 to the present were prescribed and ingested TDF-based drugs in Canada and experienced any of the harm and injuries described above.

Updates (Related to the Class Action / Mass Tort)

December 2023:

We write to provide you with a further update beyond the update provided in July. We are currently in the process of moving our clients over to a mass tort by way of individual actions. Please let us know if you have not been contacted yet. We are currently working on drafting a statement of claims and will be in touch with you as more information is required for your individual files.

July 2023:

We write to provide you with a further update beyond the update provided in March. We are currently in the process of moving our clients over to a mass tort by way of individual actions. Please let us know if you have not been contacted yet. By way of background, a mass tort does not have one representative plaintiff, but rather multiple lawsuits that are settled on an individual basis. A mass tort allows the individual to have complete control over their own case and can decide their own settlement. We are currently working on drafting statement of claims and will be in touch with you as more information is required for your individual files.

March 2023:

We write to provide you with a further update beyond the update provided in December.  We are currently in the process of moving our clients over to a mass tort by way of individual actions. Please let us know if you have not been contacted yet. By way of background, a mass tort does not have one representative plaintiff, rather multiple lawsuits that are settled on an individual basis. A mass tort allows the individual to have complete control over their own case and can decide their own settlement. We are currently working on drafting statement of claims and will be in touch with you as more information is required for your individual files.

December 2022:

We write to provide you with a further update beyond the update provided in August. We are currently in the process of conducting internal meetings to discuss next steps to progress this matter in a favourable jurisdiction and manner. Once these talks have been completed and a decision is made, we will provide a further update.

August 2022:

Further to our April update, we write to provide you with a further update. We are currently in the process of conducting internal meetings to discuss next steps to progress this matter in a favourable jurisdiction. Once these talks have been completed and a decision is made, we will provide a further update.

April 2022:

We write to provide you with a further update to our December update. As mentioned in our last update, we have issued our Statement of Claim. We are currently in the process of conducting internal meetings to discuss next steps. Once these talks have been completed, we will provide a further update.

December 2021:

We write to provide you with a further update to our August update. As mentioned in our last update, we have issued our Statement of Claim. We are awaiting a response from defence counsel and will be moving towards booking our first court appearance.

August 2021:

We write to provide you with a further update to our June 9th update. As mentioned in our last update, we are currently drafting a Statement of Claim and anticipate that claim will be issued in the near future. Once the claim is issued we will be proceeding with the next steps, which include booking a first court appearance.