CHOICEPOINT INC CPS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1040596Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 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 Sep 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
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.
- Jones DayFirst linked May 2000 · Named in a filing · 685 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- King & SpaldingFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in SEC correspondence · 426 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- Hunton & WilliamsFirst linked Jun 1997 · Named in a filing · 404 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Day | May 2000 | Named in a filing | 685 | 1.25 | 0.55 | 1.11 |
| King & Spalding | Mar 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence | 426 | 1.28 | 0.35 | 1.01 |
| Hunton & Williams | Jun 1997 | Named in a filing | 404 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 0.65 |
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.
- Alan J. PrinceKing & SpaldingFirst linked Jun 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.45× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.64×
- John D. WilsonKing & SpaldingFirst linked Jun 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
- Lisa A. StaterJones DayFirst linked May 2000 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.42× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 4.16×
- Russell B. RichardsKing & SpaldingFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- B. LYNN WALSHHunton & WilliamsFirst linked Jun 1997 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan J. PrinceKing & Spalding | Jun 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 16 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.64 |
| John D. WilsonKing & Spalding | Jun 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 1.52 |
| Lisa A. StaterJones Day | May 2000 | Named in a filing | 11 | 2.42 | 0.00 | 4.16 |
| Russell B. RichardsKing & Spalding | Mar 2000 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| B. LYNN WALSHHunton & Williams | Jun 1997 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |