ESSENTIAL THERAPEUTICS INC ETRXQ (last ticker on record)
CIK 1010915Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Sep 2002
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Feb 2000 to Apr 2003
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Bingham DanaFirst linked Aug 2001 · Named in a filing · 104 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.37× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Feb 2001 · Named in a filing · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Dana | Aug 2001 | Named in a filing | 104 | 1.37 | 0.54 | 1.14 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Feb 2001 | Named in a filing | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.42 |
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.
- Julio E. VegaBingham McCutchenFirst linked Nov 2001 · Named in a filing · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 2.41× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
- Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Feb 2001 · Named in a filing · 95 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- MICHAEL J. O'DONNELLMorrison & FoersterFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.34×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio E. VegaBingham McCutchen | Nov 2001 | Named in a filing | 22 | 0.78 | 2.41 | 0.76 |
| Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLP | Feb 2001 | Named in a filing | 95 | 0.60 | 0.19 | 1.35 |
| MICHAEL J. O'DONNELLMorrison & Foerster | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 3.34 |