CIRCUIT CITY STORES INC CC (last ticker on record)
CIK 104599Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
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
- 3
- Newest began Nov 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- May 2000 to Nov 2010
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 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.
- Hunton & WilliamsFirst linked Jun 2008 · Named in a filing · 404 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Apr 1994 · Named in SEC correspondence · 358 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Feb 2008 · Text search only · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunton & Williams | Jun 2008 | Named in a filing | 404 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 0.65 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Feb 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | Apr 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence | 358 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.11 |
| HALE AND DORR | Feb 2008 | Text search only | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
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.
- RANDALL S. PARKSHunton & WilliamsFirst linked Jun 2008 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.39× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.00×
- W. Lake Taylor Jr.McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Jun 2008 · Named in a filing · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Meredith B. CrossWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Jan 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.44×
- ROBERT L. BURRUS JR.McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Nov 1996 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDALL S. PARKSHunton & Williams | Jun 2008 | Named in a filing | 13 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| W. Lake Taylor Jr.McGuireWoods LLP | Jun 2008 | Named in a filing | 20 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 1.07 |
| Meredith B. CrossWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Jan 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 33 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 2.44 |
| ROBERT L. BURRUS JR.McGuireWoods LLP | Nov 1996 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 1.87 |