Suboxone® Dental Decay

This class action is about the alleged failure to warn of severe dental side effects, such as damage to teeth, allegedly caused by Suboxone.

While you will automatically be included in the class action if the Court grants permission for it to proceed as a class action, your ultimate ability to claim in any settlement or judgment may be impacted by the availability of your medical records. If you wish for us to collect your medical and dental records to preserve them in support of your ability to make claims in the future, you can complete a retainer by contacting us through this email address: suboxone@sotos.ca.

The proposed class definition includes residents of Canada who used Suboxone Products at any time on or before the claim is certified as a class action. The exact class definition is subject to Court approval, and any settlement will have specific claims criteria that will need to be met to be eligible for compensation. These claims criteria will also be subject to Court approval.

There is no minimum length of time.

No. This class action relates exclusively to Suboxone.

Buccal formulations, which are placed inside your cheek to dissolve, and sublingual formulations, which are placed under your tongue to dissolve, are included.

Please contact us and we can send a paper copy of the retainer and related materials for you to return to us.

Any government-issued photo ID is acceptable.

No payment is necessary at this time.

If the Court approves of the claim proceeding as a class action, you will not need to pay any funds or be exposed to any potential costs award if the claim is unsuccessful before your individual participation is required.

If the class action proceeds to a point requiring your individual participation, such as an individual issues trial, you may become exposed to an award of adverse costs if you are not successful.

If the Court does not permit the claim to proceed as a class action, we may, at our discretion, agree to proceed with a mass tort or group action claim. In a mass tort or group action claim, you may be exposed to an award of adverse costs if your claim is not ultimately successful. We would require your specific instructions to proceed with any such claim, and would discuss these risks with you if and when it becomes necessary to consider such claims.

We will explore the feasibility of advancing mass tort or group action claims. If such claims seem feasible, you may have the option to continue in a mass tort or group action claim, and we will contact you to discuss next steps.

A mass tort is the grouping, with direct participation of all affected individuals, of a large number of claims involving similar issues. It is another means of seeking compensation for similar harms when a class action is not feasible.

If the claim is successful, there may be compensation payable to those affected by Suboxone. It typically takes a few years for a class action to work its way through the justice system.

We have not yet reached a settlement or obtained a judgment, so there is not yet any compensation available. If you sign up for this class action, we will provide you updates at the email address you provide and, if a settlement is reached, we will be able to assist you with preparing an application once any settlement is approved by the Court.

Provide as much information as possible, including clinic name, location, and any other details you remember, and we will attempt to assist you if feasible. We cannot guarantee we will be able to identify your healthcare providers, though.

You can check this webpage which will be updated as the case progresses. Please also register for updates above. We will send email updates when important developments happen.