SOMNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC SOMN_OLD (last ticker on record)
CIK 1026405Its 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 Dec 2000
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Apr 1998 to Dec 2000
- Law firms
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
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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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Oct 1997 | Named in a filing | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.41 |
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.
- Michael S. DorfShearman & SterlingFirst linked May 2001 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.59× · Went dark 1.36× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- David J. SaulWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Jun 1998 · Named in a filing · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.76× · Went dark 0.80× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- J. CASEY MCGLYNNWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Sep 1997 · Named in a filing · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.52× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- John T. SheridanWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Sep 1997 · Named in a filing · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.51× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.51×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael S. DorfShearman & Sterling | May 2001 | Named in a filing | 18 | 1.59 | 1.36 | 1.31 |
| David J. SaulWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jun 1998 | Named in a filing | 20 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 1.36 |
| J. CASEY MCGLYNNWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Sep 1997 | Named in a filing | 36 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 1.11 |
| John T. SheridanWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Sep 1997 | Named in a filing | 37 | 1.51 | 0.00 | 1.51 |