CERUS CORP CERS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1020214Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (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
- 1
- Newest began Dec 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Jan 2006 to Dec 2008
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (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.
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Sep 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Duane MorrisFirst linked Aug 2017 · Text search only · 413 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.76× · Went dark 1.28× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- LeClairRyan A Professional CorporationFirst linked Aug 2014 · Text search only · 93 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 0.42× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley LLP | Sep 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Duane Morris | Aug 2017 | Text search only | 413 | 0.76 | 1.28 | 1.06 |
| LeClairRyan A Professional Corporation | Aug 2014 | Text search only | 93 | 0.77 | 0.42 | 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.
- Carlton FlemingCooley LLPFirst linked Aug 2017 · Named in a filing · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- John T. McKennaCooley LLPFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in a filing · 97 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.53× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Suzanne Sawochka HooperCooley LLPFirst linked May 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Jamie E. ChungCooley LLPFirst linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.34×
- Francis R. WheelerCooley LLPFirst linked Aug 2001 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 1.18× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Robert L. JonesCooley LLPFirst linked Jul 2000 · Named in a filing · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Feb 1999 · Named in a filing · 95 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Andrea VachssCooley LLPFirst linked May 1997 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.56× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton FlemingCooley LLP | Aug 2017 | Named in a filing | 28 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
| John T. McKennaCooley LLP | Aug 2007 | Named in a filing | 97 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 1.10 |
| Suzanne Sawochka HooperCooley LLP | May 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 29 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
| Jamie E. ChungCooley LLP | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 10 | 1.48 | 0.00 | 2.34 |
| Francis R. WheelerCooley LLP | Aug 2001 | Named in a filing | 27 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 0.84 |
| Robert L. JonesCooley LLP | Jul 2000 | Named in a filing | 29 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLP | Feb 1999 | Named in a filing | 95 | 0.60 | 0.19 | 1.35 |
| Andrea VachssCooley LLP | May 1997 | Named in a filing | 15 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.88 |