KOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC KOSP (last ticker on record)
CIK 1018952Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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 Dec 2010
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- A Justice Department statement names it, an officer or its stockJustice Department (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 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)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 10-Q (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.
- Cravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Nov 2006 · Named in a filing · 839 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 0.03× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Jenkens & GilchristFirst linked Sep 1997 · Named in a filing · 279 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Holland & KnightFirst linked Dec 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 413 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cravath Swaine & Moore | Nov 2006 | Named in a filing | 839 | 1.29 | 0.03 | 0.85 |
| Jenkens & Gilchrist | Sep 1997 | Named in a filing | 279 | 1.12 | 0.71 | 1.11 |
| Holland & Knight | Dec 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 413 | 1.17 | 0.82 | 1.19 |
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.
- Rodney H. BellHolland & KnightFirst linked Oct 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 1.32× · 95% wipeout 0.45×
- STEVEN SONBERGHolland & KnightFirst linked Dec 1996 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.89× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.79×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney H. BellHolland & Knight | Oct 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 14 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 0.45 |
| STEVEN SONBERGHolland & Knight | Dec 1996 | Named in a filing | 5 | 3.89 | 0.00 | 1.79 |