CREDIT STORE INC CDS (last ticker on record)

CIK 1101851Its 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 Jul 2002
Largest fall in its shares: 97%; Aug 2000 to Aug 2002
Law firms: 5; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jul 15, 2002Shares 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
Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman	Jun 2001	Named in a filing	34	1.00	1.47	1.85
Faegre & Benson	Jul 2000	Named in a filing	160	0.90	0.59	1.08
Davenport Evans Hurwitz & Smith	Jun 2001	Text search only	9	0.00	0.00	2.23
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Mar 2001	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
SWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTERED	Mar 2001	Text search only	78	0.98	1.75	1.36

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.

Ralph J. SutcliffeKronish Lieb Weiner & HellmanFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.48×