GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 12, 2020 08:00AM EDT

October 12, 2020

BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On August 11, 2020, analyst J Capital Research Limited published a scathing report calling into question the purported success of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) in China. In its report, J Capital accused STAAR of overstating its sales in China by at least one-third (or $21.6 million), meaning all of the companys $14 mln in 2019 profit is fake. The report is based on over 75 interviews conducted by J Capital, as well as visits to STAAR locations in China and Switzerland. In particular, J Capitals report concluded that AIERs financial statements indicate that it bought only about half as many lenses as STAAR reported. On this news, the price of STAAR shares fell precipitously.

Block & Leviton LLP (www.blockleviton.com), a national securities litigation firm, reminds investors that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders against STAAR and certain of its executives for securities fraud. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, located at Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 411 West 4th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701. The case is captioned Alwazzan v. STAAR Surgical Co., et al., No. 8:20-cv-01533 (C.D. Cal.), and has been assigned to Judge James V. Selna.

If you purchased or acquired shares of STAAR and have questions about your legal rights or possess information relevant to this matter, please contact Block & Leviton attorneys at (617) 398-5600, via email at cases@blockleviton.com, or at https://www.blockleviton.com/cases/staar. The lead plaintiff deadline is October 19, 2020.

Block & Leviton LLP is a firm dedicated to representing investors and maintaining the integrity of the countrys financial markets. The firm represents many of the nations largest institutional investors as well as individual investors in securities litigation throughout the United States. The firms lawyers have recovered billions of dollars for its clients.

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CONTACT:BLOCK & LEVITON LLP260 Franklin St., Suite 1860Boston, MA 02110Phone: (617) 398-5600Email: cases@blockleviton.comSOURCE: Block & Leviton LLPwww.blockleviton.com