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Fitch: No Rating Action on Altria v. Good U.S. Supreme Court Ruling 

While the ruling may negatively affect Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) and the tobacco industry, Fitch Ratings assesses the credit risk from legal rulings in the context of probability of adverse monetary judgment in the near- to intermediate-term. At this stage, it is too early to determine if, as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling, any adverse monetary judgment is likely to be entered against tobacco industry participants which could impact their credit profiles.

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