Tarpon Industries, Inc. TPO (last ticker on record)
CIK 1303565Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
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 Apr 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Feb 2005 to Jun 2008
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (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.
- Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLPFirst linked Nov 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 159 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.69× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.First linked Nov 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 51 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.95× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Gardiner RobertsFirst linked Nov 2004 · Text search only · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.28×
- Howard and HowardFirst linked Nov 2004 · Text search only · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.28× · Went dark 0.47× · 95% wipeout 0.37×
- Stikeman ElliottFirst linked Nov 2004 · Text search only · 225 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- Warner Norcross & JuddFirst linked Nov 2004 · Text search only · 60 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- WeirFoulds LLPFirst linked Nov 2004 · Text search only · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.71× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.71×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP | Nov 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 159 | 0.92 | 0.69 | 0.88 |
| Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. | Nov 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 51 | 1.26 | 0.95 | 1.31 |
| Gardiner Roberts | Nov 2004 | Text search only | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.28 |
| Howard and Howard | Nov 2004 | Text search only | 38 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.37 |
| Stikeman Elliott | Nov 2004 | Text search only | 225 | 1.08 | 0.11 | 1.06 |
| Warner Norcross & Judd | Nov 2004 | Text search only | 60 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
| WeirFoulds LLP | Nov 2004 | Text search only | 8 | 1.71 | 0.00 | 3.71 |
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.
- Seth I. RubinRuskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.First linked Apr 2006 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.72× · Went dark 2.30× · 95% wipeout 2.31×
- Stuart M. SiegerRuskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.First linked Nov 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.28×
- Patrick T. DuerrHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLPFirst linked Nov 2004 · Text search only · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.97× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.02×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth I. RubinRuskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. | Apr 2006 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.72 | 2.30 | 2.31 |
| Stuart M. SiegerRuskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. | Nov 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.28 |
| Patrick T. DuerrHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP | Nov 2004 | Text search only | 7 | 1.97 | 0.00 | 2.02 |