VITAMINSHOPPE COM INC VSHP (last ticker on record)

CIK 1090156Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout

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 Oct 2000
Largest fall in its shares: 98%; Nov 1999 to Nov 2000
Law firms: 4; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Oct 16, 2000Shares down 95% from their high

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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
Kaye Scholer	Jul 1999	Named in a filing	161	0.88	1.03	1.00
Battle Fowler LLP	Jan 2001	Text search only	29	0.00	1.23	1.70
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jan 2001	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Paul Hastings	Jan 2001	Text search only	768	0.98	0.72	1.09

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.

Mark SelingerMcDermott Will & EmeryFirst linked Jul 1999 · Named in a filing · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.42× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.98×