11/23/2020

Case Number: DA 20-0340 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA DA 20-0340

STATE OF MONTANA,ex rel., NOV 2 3 2020 TIMOTHY C. FOX, Bowe n Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court State of Montana Plaintiff and Appellee, ORDER v. PHILIP MORRIS,INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA Inc., and other tobacco manufacturers, collectively Appellants, appealed the First Judicial District Court's June 25, 2020 final judgment in Cause No. BDV-1997-306. After a successful appellate mediation, the parties reached a settlement in principle and now stipulate to the entry of an order remanding the case to the District Court for the parties to submit the terms of that settlement for entry ofa Consent Decree. Appellants have agreed to the voluntary dismissal of the remainder of this appeal with prejudice.

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and for good cause shown, IT IS ORDERED that this rnatter is REMANDED to the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, for entry of a Consent Decree.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the appeal is DISMISSED with prejudice.

The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this Order to all counsel of record and to the Honorable Mike McMahon, presiding District Court Judge.

DATED this aday of November, 2020.