POLARITYTE, INC. PTE (last ticker on record)

CIK 1076682Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restructuring
SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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: 4; Newest began Jun 2023
Largest fall in its shares: 99%; Aug 2018 to Aug 2023
Law firms: 13; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 14; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jul 7, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 7, 2023Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 7, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 26, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 28, 2022Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 11, 2022Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 16, 2021Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 11, 2020Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 12, 2020A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 25, 2020Shares down 95% from their high
Dec 5, 2019A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 3, 2017Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 9, 2017Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 4, 2016Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 11, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 31, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 6, 2014Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 7, 2013Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 4, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 14, 2010Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 28, 2008Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 20, 2007Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 22, 2007Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 22, 2006Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 13, 2006Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 9, 2006Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Dorsey & Whitney LLP	Jun 2022	Named in a filing	630	0.83	0.73	1.16
King & Spalding	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	426	1.28	0.35	1.04
Covington & Burling	Feb 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	447	1.07	0.27	0.99
Goodwin Procter	Oct 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	1,221	0.79	0.31	1.17
Parsons Behle & Latimer	May 2018	Named in a filing	66	1.40	1.37	1.31
Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP	Nov 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	1,005	1.27	1.62	1.26
Thompson Hine LLP	May 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	208	0.95	0.64	1.09
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP	Sep 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	54	0.75	1.63	1.56
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.	Dec 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	567	0.92	0.60	1.20
Williams Law Group	Jan 1999	Named in a filing	76	0.77	1.82	1.30
Crowell & Moring	Oct 2022	Text search only	59	1.69	2.10	1.49
Haynes and Boone	Jan 2017	Text search only	353	1.03	0.56	0.84
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Nov 2004	Text search only	1,468	1.09	0.60	1.42

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
David F. MarxDorsey & Whitney LLP	Jun 2022	Named in SEC correspondence	22	1.41	3.19	1.16
Trevor G. PinkertonKing & Spalding	Feb 2022	Named in a filing	12	0.00	0.00	0.00
Laura I. BushnellKing & Spalding	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	12	0.52	0.00	1.22
Brian K. RosenzweigCovington & Burling	Feb 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	36	1.22	0.00	0.58
Bradley A. BugdanowitzGoodwin Procter	Oct 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	14	1.42	1.08	2.10
Mark E. LehmanParsons Behle & Latimer	May 2018	Named in a filing	13	2.17	1.97	0.90
Peter DiChiaraSichenzia Ross Ference LLP	Nov 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	27	1.85	1.72	1.98
Harvey J. KesnerSichenzia Ross Ference LLP	Nov 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	67	1.02	0.90	1.50
David M. WarburgBrown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner	Sep 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	9	1.38	0.00	0.60
JOHN V. ROOSWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Nov 2004	Named in a filing	12	1.39	1.49	1.36
Todd E. MasonThompson Hine LLP	Oct 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	29	1.35	0.00	1.16
Faith L. CharlesThompson Hine LLP	May 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	33	1.22	0.00	0.88
Kenneth R. KochMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.	May 2004	Named in a filing	63	1.72	0.67	1.86
Michael T. WilliamsWilliams Law Group	Feb 1999	Named in a filing	88	0.55	1.50	1.08