OMTOOL LTD OMTL (last ticker on record)
CIK 1020579Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Dec 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Apr 2004 to Dec 2008
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Choate Hall & StewartFirst linked Jun 2007 · Named in a filing · 142 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLPFirst linked Jun 1997 · Named in a filing · 150 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.42× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choate Hall & Stewart | Jun 2007 | Named in a filing | 142 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 1.29 |
| Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP | Jun 1997 | Named in a filing | 150 | 1.08 | 0.42 | 1.31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN A. MELTAUSTesta, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP | Jun 1997 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 4.28 | 3.20 |