HINES HORTICULTURE INC HORT (last ticker on record)
CIK 1003515Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 3
- Newest began Nov 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2005 to Sep 2008
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Paul HastingsFirst linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 768 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in a filing · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- SCHRECK, JONES, BERNHARD, WOLOSON & GODFREYFirst linked Jun 1998 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.08× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.91×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hastings | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 768 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.09 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Jul 1998 | Named in a filing | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| SCHRECK, JONES, BERNHARD, WOLOSON & GODFREY | Jun 1998 | Named in a filing | 6 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 1.91 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Carol Anne HuffKirkland & EllisFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in a filing · 43 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.69× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.70×
- Stephen D. CookePaul HastingsFirst linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.92× · Went dark 1.64× · 95% wipeout 3.62×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Anne HuffKirkland & Ellis | Feb 2008 | Named in a filing | 43 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
| Stephen D. CookePaul Hastings | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 9 | 1.92 | 1.64 | 3.62 |