House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. HOTJ (last ticker on record)
CIK 1069249Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
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
- 2
- Newest began Apr 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Feb 2007 to Apr 2008
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Resch Polster Alpert & Berger LLPFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 0.63× · 95% wipeout 1.72×
- Littman KrooksFirst linked Sep 2005 · Text search only · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.65× · 95% wipeout 2.07×
- Sonnenschein Nath & RosenthalFirst linked Sep 2005 · Text search only · 160 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resch Polster Alpert & Berger LLP | Sep 2005 | Named in a filing | 12 | 0.77 | 0.63 | 1.72 |
| Littman Krooks | Sep 2005 | Text search only | 32 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 2.07 |
| Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | Sep 2005 | Text search only | 160 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 1.23 |
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.
- Aaron A. GrunfeldLaw Offices of Aaron A. Grunfeld &First linked May 2005 · Named in a filing · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.28× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Steven D. UslanerLittman KrooksFirst linked Sep 2005 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.36×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron A. GrunfeldLaw Offices of Aaron A. Grunfeld & | May 2005 | Named in a filing | 34 | 0.28 | 0.82 | 1.33 |
| Steven D. UslanerLittman Krooks | Sep 2005 | Text search only | 15 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 2.36 |