U.S. RARE EARTHS, INC UREE (last ticker on record)
CIK 1098881Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Dec 2015
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Oct 2011 to Jan 2016
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Sichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jan 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,005 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Fifth Avenue Law GroupFirst linked Oct 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.41× · Went dark 2.80× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
- Leonard E. NeilsonFirst linked Sep 2008 · Named in a filing · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.20× · Went dark 1.32× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jan 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,005 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.26 |
| Fifth Avenue Law Group | Oct 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 1.41 | 2.80 | 1.41 |
| Leonard E. Neilson | Sep 2008 | Named in a filing | 30 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 0.74 |
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.
- Gary EmmanuelMcDermott Will & EmeryFirst linked May 2014 · Named in a filing · 55 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.76× · Went dark 1.18× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Jeffrey J. FesslerSheppard MullinFirst linked Jan 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 56 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.86× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- James F. Biagi Jr.Monahan & BiagiFirst linked Oct 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 1.38× · 95% wipeout 2.12×
- Leonard E. NeilsonLeonard E. NeilsonFirst linked Sep 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 1.65× · 95% wipeout 0.71×
- Jeff FesslerSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jan 2015 · Text search only · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 1.07× · 95% wipeout 2.13×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary EmmanuelMcDermott Will & Emery | May 2014 | Named in a filing | 55 | 0.76 | 1.18 | 1.02 |
| Jeffrey J. FesslerSheppard Mullin | Jan 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 56 | 0.86 | 0.37 | 1.21 |
| James F. Biagi Jr.Monahan & Biagi | Oct 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 2.12 |
| Leonard E. NeilsonLeonard E. Neilson | Sep 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 32 | 1.09 | 1.65 | 0.71 |
| Jeff FesslerSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jan 2015 | Text search only | 13 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 2.13 |