PERITUS SOFTWARE SERVICES INC PTUS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1011632Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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 Apr 2000
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jan 1998 to Dec 1998
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- 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.
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked May 1997 · Named in a filing · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Gesmer UpdegroveFirst linked Apr 2001 · Text search only · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.69× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.43×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Apr 2001 · Text search only · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALE AND DORR | May 1997 | Named in a filing | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| Gesmer Updegrove | Apr 2001 | Text search only | 9 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 2.43 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Apr 2001 | Text search only | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter B. TarrHALE AND DORR | May 1997 | Named in a filing | 17 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 1.77 |