DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEMS INC DVID (last ticker on record)
CIK 1009395Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Went dark (not a red flag)
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
- 2
- Newest began Jan 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Dec 2003 to Jun 2006
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- 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)
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.
- Wickersham & MurphyFirst linked Oct 2004 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 2.51× · 95% wipeout 8.38×
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Jul 2001 · Named in a filing · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 500 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- TroyGould PCFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.73× · Went dark 1.37× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Grover T. Wickersham, P.C.First linked Jan 2002 · Text search only · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.42× · Went dark 1.13× · 95% wipeout 3.10×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Jan 2002 · Text search only · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickersham & Murphy | Oct 2004 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jul 2001 | Named in a filing | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.42 |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 500 | 1.12 | 0.61 | 1.08 |
| TroyGould PC | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 125 | 0.73 | 1.37 | 1.25 |
| Grover T. Wickersham, P.C. | Jan 2002 | Text search only | 7 | 1.42 | 1.13 | 3.10 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Jan 2002 | Text search only | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
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.
- A. John MurphyWickersham & MurphyFirst linked Oct 2004 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 4.26× · 95% wipeout 5.41×
- Sanford J. HillsbergTroyGould PCFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.87× · Went dark 1.13× · 95% wipeout 1.59×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. John MurphyWickersham & Murphy | Oct 2004 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.84 | 4.26 | 5.41 |
| Sanford J. HillsbergTroyGould PC | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 1.87 | 1.13 | 1.59 |