CHINA AGRITECH INC CAGC (last ticker on record)
CIK 1166389Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Jun 2011
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2010 to Oct 2012
- Law firms
- 7
- 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
- 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)
- 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.
- Loeb & Loeb LLPFirst linked Mar 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 838 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.99× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- K&L GatesFirst linked Dec 2008 · Named in a filing · 723 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 1.35× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLPFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 54 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.75× · Went dark 1.63× · 95% wipeout 1.56×
- Thelen Reid & PriestFirst linked Apr 2006 · Named in a filing · 124 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 1.16× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Silicon Valley Law GroupFirst linked Nov 2005 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 2.08× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
- King & WoodFirst linked Jul 2005 · Named in a filing · 172 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.34× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Jackson Walker L.L.P.First linked Oct 2004 · Named in a filing · 158 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.39×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loeb & Loeb LLP | Mar 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 838 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 1.10 |
| K&L Gates | Dec 2008 | Named in a filing | 723 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.18 |
| Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 54 | 0.75 | 1.63 | 1.56 |
| Thelen Reid & Priest | Apr 2006 | Named in a filing | 124 | 0.98 | 1.16 | 1.20 |
| Silicon Valley Law Group | Nov 2005 | Named in a filing | 19 | 0.98 | 2.08 | 1.44 |
| King & Wood | Jul 2005 | Named in a filing | 172 | 1.23 | 0.34 | 1.24 |
| Jackson Walker L.L.P. | Oct 2004 | Named in a filing | 158 | 1.10 | 0.81 | 1.39 |
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.
- Mitchell S. NussbaumLoeb & Loeb LLPFirst linked Feb 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 391 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.93× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Jing ZhangPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Feb 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.72× · Went dark 3.61× · 95% wipeout 2.58×
- Joseph R. TianoPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 3.08× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- James C. ChapmanSilicon Valley Law GroupFirst linked Nov 2005 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.98× · Went dark 2.20× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- Thomas M. ShoesmithPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Apr 2006 · Text search only · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 2.68× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell S. NussbaumLoeb & Loeb LLP | Feb 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 391 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.21 |
| Jing ZhangPillsbury Winthrop | Feb 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 1.72 | 3.61 | 2.58 |
| Joseph R. TianoPillsbury Winthrop | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 27 | 0.79 | 3.08 | 1.14 |
| James C. ChapmanSilicon Valley Law Group | Nov 2005 | Named in a filing | 9 | 1.98 | 2.20 | 1.05 |
| Thomas M. ShoesmithPillsbury Winthrop | Apr 2006 | Text search only | 23 | 1.08 | 2.68 | 1.41 |