Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman and Herz LLP Commences Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Star Gas Partners, L.P. Shareholders NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, on behalf of all persons who purchased the securities of Star Gas Partners, L.P. ("Star Gas" or the "Company") (NYSE: SGU; SGH) between July 25, 2000 and October 18, 2004, inclusive, (the "Class Period") against defendants Star Gas and certain officers and directors of the Company. The case name is Strunk v. Star Gas Partners, L.P., et al. A copy of the complaint filed in this action is available from the Court, or can be viewed on the Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP website at http://www.whafh.com/cases/stargas.htm. The complaint alleges that defendants violated the federal securities laws by issuing materially false and misleading statements throughout the Class Period that had the effect of artificially inflating the market price of the Company's securities. The complaint further alleges that statements made by defendants during the class period were materially false and misleading when made because they failed to disclose and/or misrepresented the following adverse facts, among others: (a) that the Company's attrition rates remained abnormally high throughout the Class Period; (b) that the Company did not have the necessary infrastructure to deal with the increased customers from its numerous acquisitions; (c) that the Company was experiencing massive delays in the centralization of its dispatch system which caused its customers to flee to competitors; (d) that the Company's Petro heating oil division's business process improvement program was not an improvement and was not generating the benefits claimed by defendants; (e) that as a result of (a)�(d), defendants were facing imminent bankruptcy and would no longer be able to service the Company's debt, all of which would halt the Company's ability to maintain the Company's credit rating and/or obtain future financing. If you purchased Star Gas securities during the Class Period, you may request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff by December 20, 2004. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member's claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as "lead plaintiff." Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. You may retain Wolf Haldenstein, or other counsel of your choice, to serve as your counsel in this action. Wolf Haldenstein has extensive experience in the prosecution of securities class actions and derivative litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has approximately 60 attorneys in various practice areas; and offices in Chicago, New York City, San Diego, and West Palm Beach. The reputation and expertise of this firm in shareholder and other class litigation has been repeatedly recognized by the courts, which have appointed it to major positions in complex securities multi-district and consolidated litigation. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions, please contact Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP at 270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016, by telephone at (800) 575-0735 (Fred Taylor Isquith, Esq., Gustavo Bruckner, Esq., George Peters, or Derek Behnke), via e-mail at or visit our website at http://www.whafh.com/. All e-mail correspondence should make reference to Star Gas. DATASOURCE: Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP CONTACT: Fred Taylor Isquith, Esq., Gustavo Bruckner, Esq., George Peters, or Derek Behnke, all of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, 1-800-575-0735, Web site: http://www.whafh.com/ http://www.whafh.com/cases/stargas.htm

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