SCO GROUP INC SCOX (last ticker on record)
CIK 1102542Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Sep 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2000 to Dec 2010
- Law firms
- 5
- 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)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (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.
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Nov 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 630 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Parr Brown Gee & LovelessFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in a filing · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.04× · Went dark 2.78× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Jan 2000 · Named in a filing · 350 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
- Parsons Behle & LatimerFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 66 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 1.37× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Nov 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 630 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 1.16 |
| Parr Brown Gee & Loveless | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing | 33 | 2.04 | 2.78 | 1.21 |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Jan 2000 | Named in a filing | 350 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 1.52 |
| Parsons Behle & Latimer | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 66 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 1.31 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Feb 2001 | 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.
- Nolan S. TaylorDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Nov 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 4.31× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Keith L. PopeParr Brown Gee & LovelessFirst linked May 2001 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.03× · Went dark 2.99× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
- BARRY E. TAYLORWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Sep 2000 · Named in a filing · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.70× · Went dark 1.36× · 95% wipeout 1.87×
- RICHARD R. PLUMRIDGEBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Jan 2000 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.47× · Went dark 2.47× · 95% wipeout 1.53×
- ROBERT G. O'CONNORWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Sep 2003 · Text search only · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 3.26× · 95% wipeout 1.75×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan S. TaylorDorsey & Whitney LLP | Nov 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 20 | 1.25 | 4.31 | 0.91 |
| Keith L. PopeParr Brown Gee & Loveless | May 2001 | Named in a filing | 9 | 2.03 | 2.99 | 0.67 |
| BARRY E. TAYLORWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Sep 2000 | Named in a filing | 33 | 0.70 | 1.36 | 1.87 |
| RICHARD R. PLUMRIDGEBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Jan 2000 | Named in a filing | 17 | 0.47 | 2.47 | 1.53 |
| ROBERT G. O'CONNORWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Sep 2003 | Text search only | 16 | 1.16 | 3.26 | 1.75 |