NEW ORLEANS -- (Business Wire)

Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors with losses in excess of $150,000 that they have only until May 24, 2013 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Star Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: STSI). Investor losses must relate to purchases of the Company’s common stock during the period between October 31, 2011 and March 18, 2013, inclusive. This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

What You May Do

If you purchased shares of Star Scientific and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com) or KSF Partner Melinda Nicholson (melinda.nicholson@ksfcounsel.com) toll free at 1-877-515-1850. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action by overseeing lead counsel with the goal of obtaining a fair and just resolution, you must request this position by application to the Court by May 24, 2013.

About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC

KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is a law firm focused on securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation with offices in New York and Louisiana. KSF's lawyers have significant experience litigating complex securities class actions nationwide on behalf of both institutional and individual shareholders.

To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.

Contacts:

Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
or
Melinda Nicholson, Partner
melinda.nicholson@ksfcounsel.com
1-877-515-1850

Source: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC