The stay was first granted in March 2019 and has been prolonged several times since then. It was set to expire on March 31.The order was put in place after the companies lost an appeal in a landmark class-action lawsuit in Quebec and were told to pay more than $15 billion in damages to smokers in that province who either fell ill or were addicted.
The stay aims to maintain the status quo while the companies work towards a global settlement with the class-action members and other creditors. Those other creditors include several provincial governments seeking to recover smoking-related health-care costs.
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