Press Release
February 29, 2008

 Philip Morris USA Files Lawsuits to Stop Importation of Counterfeit Cigarettes

RICHMOND, Va., (February 29, 2008) – Philip Morris USA filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday in the Central District of California against Nice Pak Products, Inc. of Orangeburg, N.Y.  The lawsuit is aimed at stopping the importation, distribution, and sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of Philip Morris USA’s trademarks.

This suit arises from a seizure by the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection at the Port of Los Angeles on August 24, 2007. Nice Pak Products was listed on Customs’ Notice of Seizure as the importer of record of 26,900 cartons of counterfeit Marlboro® cigarettes.