HEALTHCENTRAL COM HCEN (last ticker on record)
CIK 1095016Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Went dark (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 Nov 2000
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2000 to Oct 2001
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (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.
- HOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKINFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in a filing · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 1.73× · 95% wipeout 1.85×
- VENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 127 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 1.04× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKIN | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing | 31 | 0.94 | 1.73 | 1.85 |
| VENTURE LAW GROUP | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 127 | 1.32 | 1.04 | 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.
- Laurel FinchVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.73× · Went dark 3.02× · 95% wipeout 1.45×
- Mark A. MedearisVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 3.39× · 95% wipeout 1.99×
- HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADYHOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKINFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 0.66×
- Howard Rice NemerovskiHOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKINFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.83× · 95% wipeout 0.68×
- John F. KennedyFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 190 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel FinchVENTURE LAW GROUP | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.73 | 3.02 | 1.45 |
| Mark A. MedearisVENTURE LAW GROUP | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 16 | 1.28 | 3.39 | 1.99 |
| HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADYHOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKIN | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 24 | 1.23 | 0.79 | 0.66 |
| Howard Rice NemerovskiHOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKIN | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 23 | 1.25 | 0.83 | 0.68 |
| John F. Kennedy | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 190 | 1.52 | 0.60 | 1.17 |