What is the fatal flaw in a proposed certification before Justice Winkler in a tobacco case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Samos Investments Inc. v. Pattison, 2004 BCSC 484 (CanLII):

This was the fatal flaw (amongst others) in the proposed certification before Justice Winkler in the tobacco case, Caputo v. Imperial Tobacco Ltd., supra.

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