November 11, 2003

Settlements Exceed $200 Million in Price
Fixing Case Against Corrugated Box Manufacturers

PHILADELPHIA -- Lead counsel for the plaintiffs, Howard Langer of Golomb Honik & Langer, announced that the settlement with Smurfit-Stone Container (Nasdaq: SSCC - News) for $92.5 million reported today, brings to over $200 million the total settlements in In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation, a major class action alleging a conspiracy to raise and stabilize the prices of corrugated boxes and sheets between October, 1993 and November, 1995. Posted by Editor at November 11, 2003 10:28 AM