VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC. VOLT (last ticker on record)
CIK 103872Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restructuring
- 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
- 4
- Newest began Feb 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jan 2007 to Apr 2020
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the Justice DepartmentForm 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.
- Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloyFirst linked Jun 2019 · Named in a filing · 439 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Jun 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Troutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 335 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Jenkens & GilchristFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in a filing · 279 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy | Jun 2019 | Named in a filing | 439 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 0.76 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Jun 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Troutman Sanders LLP | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 335 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Jenkens & Gilchrist | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 279 | 1.12 | 0.71 | 1.11 |
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.
- George SperaShearman & SterlingFirst linked Jun 2014 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.42×
- Stephen T. GioveShearman & SterlingFirst linked Jun 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Michael J. ShefJenkens & GilchristFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.43×
- Richard A. RubinJenkens & GilchristFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SperaShearman & Sterling | Jun 2014 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.23 | 0.00 | 2.42 |
| Stephen T. GioveShearman & Sterling | Jun 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 33 | 0.97 | 0.79 | 0.87 |
| Michael J. ShefJenkens & Gilchrist | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 1.43 |
| Richard A. RubinJenkens & Gilchrist | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 7 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 1.03 |