WORLDGATE COMMUNICATIONS INC WGAT (last ticker on record)
CIK 1030058Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
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
- 4
- Newest began Mar 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2005 to Oct 2008
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in a filing · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Gadsby Hannah LLPFirst linked Sep 2002 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.78× · 95% wipeout 2.39×
- Saul EwingFirst linked Apr 2001 · Named in a filing · 100 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.22× · Went dark 1.01× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Pepper HamiltonFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in a filing · 340 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Drinker Biddle & ReathFirst linked Feb 1999 · Named in SEC correspondence · 213 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lewis | Jun 2009 | Named in a filing | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| Gadsby Hannah LLP | Sep 2002 | Named in a filing | 17 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 2.39 |
| Saul Ewing | Apr 2001 | Named in a filing | 100 | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1.14 |
| Pepper Hamilton | Apr 2000 | Named in a filing | 340 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 1.13 |
| Drinker Biddle & Reath | Feb 1999 | Named in SEC correspondence | 213 | 1.46 | 0.77 | 1.25 |
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.
- Joanne R. SoslowMorgan LewisFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Walter J. Mostek Jr.Drinker Biddle & ReathFirst linked Feb 1999 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.60× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.07×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne R. SoslowMorgan Lewis | Jun 2009 | Named in a filing | 26 | 1.30 | 0.86 | 0.85 |
| Walter J. Mostek Jr.Drinker Biddle & Reath | Feb 1999 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 2.07 |