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Contingencies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Contingencies The changes in our accrued liability for tobacco and health and certain other litigation items, including related interest costs, for the periods specified below are as follows:
(in millions)202420232022
Accrued liability for tobacco and health and certain other litigation items at beginning of period$346 $71 $91 
Pre-tax charges for:
Tobacco and health and certain other litigation (1)
70 

79 101 
Shareholder derivative lawsuits (2)
— 98 27 
JUUL-related settlements (3)
30 242 — 
Related interest costs
1 11 3 
Payments(351)

(155)(151)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health and certain other litigation items at end of period$96 $346 $71 
(1) Includes judgments, settlements and fee disputes associated with tobacco and health and certain other litigation.
(2) See Federal and State Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits below for a discussion of the settlement of the federal and state shareholder derivative lawsuits.
(3) Includes the settlement of certain e-vapor product litigation relating to JUUL e-vapor products. See E-vapor Product Litigation below for a discussion of these settlements.
The table below lists the number of certain tobacco-related cases pending in the United States against us as of December 31:
202420232022
Individual Smoking and Health Cases (1)
180172162
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (2)
111
E-vapor Cases (3)
245,1775,283
Other Tobacco-Related Cases (4)
333
(1) Includes as of December 31, 2024, 25 cases filed in Illinois, 17 cases filed in New Mexico, 75 cases filed in Massachusetts, 11 cases filed in Oregon, three cases filed in Hawaii and 22 non-Engle cases filed in Florida. Does not include individual smoking and health cases brought by or on behalf of plaintiffs in Florida state and federal courts following the decertification of the Engle class (these Engle progeny cases are discussed below in Smoking and Health Litigation - Engle Progeny Cases). Also does not include 99 Broin cases pending as of December 31, 2024. For further discussion of the Broin cases, see Other Smoking and Health Class Actions below.
(2) See Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation - Federal Government’s Lawsuit below.
(3) In May 2023, we reached agreement on terms to resolve the majority of the Multidistrict Litigation lawsuits, and, in March 2024, the court granted final approval of the settlement. Pending final dismissal of these cases, as of December 31, 2024, the remaining cases include 20 individual cases that opted out of the settlement, three class action lawsuits pending in Canada and one individual state court case relating to the Multidistrict Litigation. For further discussion of the Multidistrict Litigation settlement, see E-vapor Product Litigation below.
(4) Includes as of December 31, 2024, one inactive smoking and health case alleging personal injury and purporting to be brought on behalf of a class of individual plaintiffs and two inactive class action lawsuits alleging that use of the terms “Lights” and “Ultra Lights” constitute deceptive and unfair trade practices, common law or statutory fraud, unjust enrichment, breach of warranty or violations of RICO.
Currently Pending Engle Cases with Verdicts against PM USA
(rounded to nearest $ million)
PlaintiffVerdict DateDefendant(s)Court
Compensatory Damages(1)
Punitive Damages
(PM USA)		Post-Trial Status
GarciaJune 2024PM USAMiami-Dade
$2 million
$10 million
Appeals to the Third District Court of Appeal pending.
ChaconOctober 2023PM USAMiami-Dade
<$1 million
<$1 million
Appeals to the Third District Court of Appeal pending.
LippSeptember 2021PM USAMiami-Dade$15 million$28 millionThird District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded for a new trial. Plaintiff’s motion for rehearing pending.
McCallMarch 2019PM USABroward
<$1 million (<$1 million PM USA)
<$1 million
Appeal to the Fourth District Court of Appeal pending.
Kaplan (McLaughlin)
July 2018PM USA and R.J. ReynoldsBroward
$2 million
$0
Appeal to the Fourth District Court of Appeal pending.
Cooper (Blackwood)
September 2015PM USABroward
<$1 million
$0
Retrial of punitive damages claim pending.
(1) PM USA’s portion of the compensatory damages award is noted parenthetically where the court has ruled that comparative fault applies.

Engle Cases Concluded within Past 12 Months
(rounded to nearest $ million)
PlaintiffVerdict DateDefendant(s)CourtPayment Amount for Damages (if any)
ChadwellSeptember 2018PM USAMiami-Dade$2 million
SchertzerApril 2022PM USA and R.J. ReynoldsMiami-Dade$4 million
HoffmanJanuary 2023PM USAMiami-Dade$3 million
LevineSeptember 2022PM USA and R.J. ReynoldsMiami-Dade$1 million
DuignanFebruary 2020PM USA and R.J. ReynoldsPinellas$4 million
FerraiuoloNovember 2023PM USA and R.J. ReynoldsDuval
<$1 million