ECOTALITY, INC. ECTY (last ticker on record)
CIK 1301206Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- 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
- 5
- Newest began Sep 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Nov 2006 to Nov 2014
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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
- 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.
- Farella Braun & MartelFirst linked Feb 2011 · Named in a filing · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.40× · Went dark 1.33× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Sichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jan 2008 · Named in a filing · 1,005 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Law Office of Gary A. AgronFirst linked Feb 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 40 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.68× · Went dark 1.39× · 95% wipeout 0.75×
- Stinson Morrison HeckerFirst linked Jul 2007 · Text search only · 93 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farella Braun & Martel | Feb 2011 | Named in a filing | 23 | 0.40 | 1.33 | 1.07 |
| Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jan 2008 | Named in a filing | 1,005 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.26 |
| Law Office of Gary A. Agron | Feb 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 40 | 0.68 | 1.39 | 0.75 |
| Stinson Morrison Hecker | Jul 2007 | Text search only | 93 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.96 |
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.
- James M. TurnerSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jun 2010 · Named in a filing · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 2.41× · 95% wipeout 1.60×
- Marc A. RossSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jun 2010 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.00× · Went dark 2.51× · 95% wipeout 0.79×
- Marc J. RossSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jan 2008 · Named in a filing · 155 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 1.96× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- Gary A. AgronLaw Office of Gary A. AgronFirst linked Feb 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 43 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.64× · Went dark 1.35× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Victor D. SchwarzVictor D. Schwarz PCFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.47× · Went dark 1.18× · 95% wipeout 1.72×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. TurnerSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jun 2010 | Named in a filing | 37 | 1.28 | 2.41 | 1.60 |
| Marc A. RossSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jun 2010 | Named in a filing | 6 | 3.00 | 2.51 | 0.79 |
| Marc J. RossSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jan 2008 | Named in a filing | 155 | 1.34 | 1.96 | 1.19 |
| Gary A. AgronLaw Office of Gary A. Agron | Feb 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 43 | 0.64 | 1.35 | 0.99 |
| Victor D. SchwarzVictor D. Schwarz PC | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 17 | 0.47 | 1.18 | 1.72 |