The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches an Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Smur...

Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (“Smurfit-Stone” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SSCC) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to RockTenn (NYSE: RKT). Under the terms of the transaction, Smurfit-Stone shareholders will receive 0.30605 shares of RockTenn common stock and $17.50 in cash, for an aggregate value of $35 per Smurfit-Stone common stock. The transaction has a total value of approximately $214 million.

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The investigation concerns whether the Smurfit-Stone Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Smurfit-Stone stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether RockTenn is underpaying for Smurfit-Stone shares, thus unlawfully harming Smurfit-Stone stockholders.

If you own common stock in Smurfit-Stone and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone], toll-free: [phone], or visit http://www.zlk.com/smurfit-stone-sscc.html.

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