EX-99.2 8 dex992.htm TRIAL SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN CASES Trial Schedule for Certain Cases

Exhibit 99.2

 

TRIAL SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN CASES

 

Set forth below are an antitrust case, a health care cost recovery case and a Lights/Ultra Lights class action currently scheduled for trial through the end of 2006 against PM USA, and with respect to the health care cost recovery case and Lights/Ultra Lights class action, ALG.

 

Case (Jurisdiction)


  

Type of Action


  

Trial Date


City of St. Louis, et al. v.

American Tobacco, et al.

(Missouri)

   Health Care Cost Recovery    January 2, 2006

Schwab (formerly, McLaughlin),

et al. v. Philip Morris USA Inc.,

et al.

(New York)

   Lights/Ultra Lights Class Action    January 9, 2006

Smith Wholesale Company, Inc.,

et al. v. Philip Morris USA Inc.,

et al.

(Tennessee)

   Antitrust    February 21, 2006

 

Below is a schedule setting forth by month the number of individual smoking and health cases against PM USA that are currently scheduled for trial through the end of 2006.

 

2005

September (1)

 

2006

January (1)

April (2)

June (1)

July (1)

August (1)

September (1)

October (1)

November (1)

 

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