10-k altria ar release tuesday , february 27 , 2018 10:00pm andra design llc verdicts have been appealed , there remains a risk that such relief may not be obtainable in all cases . this risk has been substantially reduced given that 47 states and puerto rico limit the dollar amount of bonds or require no bond at all . as discussed below , however , tobacco litigation plaintiffs have challenged the constitutionality of florida 2019s bond cap statute in several cases and plaintiffs may challenge state bond cap statutes in other jurisdictions as well . such challenges may include the applicability of state bond caps in federal court . states , including florida , may also seek to repeal or alter bond cap statutes through legislation . although altria group , inc . cannot predict the outcome of such challenges , it is possible that the consolidated results of operations , cash flows or financial position of altria group , inc. , or one or more of its subsidiaries , could be materially affected in a particular fiscal quarter or fiscal year by an unfavorable outcome of one or more such challenges . altria group , inc . and its subsidiaries record provisions in the consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when they determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated . at the present time , while it is reasonably possible that an unfavorable outcome in a case may occur , except to the extent discussed elsewhere in this note 18 . contingencies : ( i ) management has concluded that it is not probable that a loss has been incurred in any of the pending tobacco-related cases ; ( ii ) management is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome in any of the pending tobacco-related cases ; and ( iii ) accordingly , management has not provided any amounts in the consolidated financial statements for unfavorable outcomes , if any . litigation defense costs are expensed as incurred . altria group , inc . and its subsidiaries have achieved substantial success in managing litigation . nevertheless , litigation is subject to uncertainty and significant challenges remain . it is possible that the consolidated results of operations , cash flows or financial position of altria group , inc. , or one or more of its subsidiaries , could be materially affected in a particular fiscal quarter or fiscal year by an unfavorable outcome or settlement of certain pending litigation . altria group , inc . and each of its subsidiaries named as a defendant believe , and each has been so advised by counsel handling the respective cases , that it has valid defenses to the litigation pending against it , as well as valid bases for appeal of adverse verdicts . each of the companies has defended , and will continue to defend , vigorously against litigation challenges . however , altria group , inc . and its subsidiaries may enter into settlement discussions in particular cases if they believe it is in the best interests of altria group , inc . to do so . overview of altria group , inc . and/or pm usa tobacco- related litigation types and number of cases : claims related to tobacco products generally fall within the following categories : ( i ) smoking and health cases alleging personal injury brought on behalf of individual plaintiffs ; ( ii ) smoking and health cases primarily alleging personal injury or seeking court-supervised programs for ongoing medical monitoring and purporting to be brought on behalf of a class of individual plaintiffs , including cases in which the aggregated claims of a number of individual plaintiffs are to be tried in a single proceeding ; ( iii ) health care cost recovery cases brought by governmental ( both domestic and foreign ) plaintiffs seeking reimbursement for health care expenditures allegedly caused by cigarette smoking and/or disgorgement of profits ; ( iv ) class action suits alleging that the uses of the terms 201clights 201d and 201cultra lights 201d constitute deceptive and unfair trade practices , common law or statutory fraud , unjust enrichment , breach of warranty or violations of the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act ( 201crico 201d ) ; and ( v ) other tobacco-related litigation described below . plaintiffs 2019 theories of recovery and the defenses raised in pending smoking and health , health care cost recovery and 201clights/ultra lights 201d cases are discussed below . the table below lists the number of certain tobacco-related cases pending in the united states against pm usa and , in some instances , altria group , inc . as of december 31 , 2017 , 2016 and .
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( 1 ) does not include 2414 cases brought by flight attendants seeking compensatory damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( 201cets 201d ) . the flight attendants allege that they are members of an ets smoking and health class action in florida , which was settled in 1997 ( broin ) . the terms of the court-approved settlement in that case allowed class members to file individual lawsuits seeking compensatory damages , but prohibited them from seeking punitive damages . also , does not include individual smoking and health cases brought by or on behalf of plaintiffs in florida state and federal courts following the decertification of the engle case ( discussed below in smoking and health litigation - engle class action ) . ( 2 ) includes as one case the 30 civil actions that were to be tried in six consolidated trials in west virginia ( in re : tobacco litigation ) . pm usa is a defendant in nine of the 30 cases . the parties have agreed to resolve the cases for an immaterial amount and have so notified the court . ( 3 ) see health care cost recovery litigation - federal government 2019s lawsuit below . international tobacco-related cases : as of january 29 , 2018 , pm usa is a named defendant in 10 health care cost recovery actions in canada , eight of which also name altria group , inc . as a defendant . pm usa and altria group , inc . are also named defendants in seven smoking and health class actions filed in various canadian provinces . see guarantees and other similar matters below for a discussion of the distribution agreement between altria group , inc . and pmi that provides for indemnities for certain liabilities concerning tobacco products. .