IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 691 EAL 2015 BY KATHLEEN G. KANE, ATTORNEY : GENERAL, : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Petitioner : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : : v. : : : PHILIP MORRIS, INC.; RJ REYNOLDS : TOBACCO COMPANY; BROWN & : WILLIAMSON TOBACCO : CORPORATION; B.A.T. INDUSTRIES, : PLC; THE AMERICAN TOBACCO : COMPANY, INC.; C/O BROWN & : WILLIAMSON TOBACCO : CORPORATION; LORILLARD TOBACCO : COMPANY; LIGGETT GROUP, INC.; : UNITED STATES TOBACCO COMPANY; : THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE, INC.; THE : COUNCIL FOR TOBACCO RESEARCH : U.S.A., INC.; SMOKELESS TOBACCO : COUNCIL, INC., AND HILL & : KNOWLTON, INC., : : Respondents :

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 16th day of March, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.