LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC LQMT (last ticker on record)
CIK 1141240Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Restructuring
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
- 4
- Newest began Jul 2019
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2004 to Sep 2023
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the Justice DepartmentForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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.
- Foley & LardnerFirst linked Nov 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 498 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Jones DayFirst linked Jul 2012 · Text search only · 686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Moye White LLPFirst linked Jul 2012 · Text search only · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.90× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.38×
- Brown & WoodFirst linked Nov 2001 · Text search only · 299 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.53× · Went dark 0.47× · 95% wipeout 0.58×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley & Lardner | Nov 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 498 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.02 |
| Jones Day | Jul 2012 | Text search only | 686 | 1.25 | 0.54 | 1.12 |
| Moye White LLP | Jul 2012 | Text search only | 18 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
| Brown & Wood | Nov 2001 | Text search only | 299 | 1.53 | 0.47 | 0.58 |
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.
- Curt P. CreelyFoley & LardnerFirst linked Nov 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 1.77× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Martin A. TraberFoley & LardnerFirst linked Nov 2001 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.50× · Went dark 2.27× · 95% wipeout 1.55×
- Steven W. VazquezFoley & LardnerFirst linked Nov 2001 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.03× · Went dark 1.69× · 95% wipeout 1.73×
- David C. RoosMoye White LLPFirst linked Jul 2012 · Text search only · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt P. CreelyFoley & Lardner | Nov 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 28 | 1.15 | 1.77 | 1.13 |
| Martin A. TraberFoley & Lardner | Nov 2001 | Named in a filing | 21 | 1.50 | 2.27 | 1.55 |
| Steven W. VazquezFoley & Lardner | Nov 2001 | Named in a filing | 11 | 2.03 | 1.69 | 1.73 |
| David C. RoosMoye White LLP | Jul 2012 | Text search only | 12 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 |