Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

The information required by this Item is included in Note 19 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Altria’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2018 were filed on Form 8-K on January 31, 2019 (such consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are also included in Item 8). The following summarizes certain developments in Altria’s litigation since the filing of the Form 8-K.

Recent Developments

In Chadwell, in February 2019, PM USA and plaintiff appealed to the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.

In L. Martin, in February 2019, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in favor of plaintiff.

In Berger, in February 2019, PM USA filed motions challenging the punitive damages award.

In Holliman, in February 2019, a Miami-Dade county jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA awarding approximately $3 million in compensatory damages and no punitive damages.

In February 2019, the United States Supreme Court denied PM USA’s petition for review in the McKeever, Pardue, Jordan, M. Brown, Boatright and Searcy cases.