Vitacost.com, Inc. VITC (last ticker on record)

CIK 1401688Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Restatement

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Red flags: 1; Newest began Dec 2010
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 8; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 10; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jul 7, 2011Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 31, 2011Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 23, 2011Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 12, 2011Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 28, 2011Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 6, 2011Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 28, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 8, 2010Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 18, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Aug 2014	Named in a filing	1,051	1.31	0.27	0.91
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Dec 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	1,468	1.09	0.60	1.42
Greenberg Traurig	Mar 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	1,223	1.01	1.03	1.10
SHEFSKY & FROELICH	Aug 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	9	1.74	2.29	0.68
Latham & Watkins LLP	Jun 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Potter Anderson & Corroon	Dec 2010	Text search only	127	1.41	0.45	0.87
Baker & Hostetler	Jun 2007	Text search only	231	1.11	1.12	1.35
Venable LLP	Jun 2007	Text search only	506	0.79	0.38	0.73

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Matthew J. GilroyWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Aug 2014	Named in a filing	31	1.55	0.00	0.45
Michael J. AielloWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Aug 2014	Named in a filing	107	1.23	0.00	0.75
Daniel PealeCooley LLP	Sep 2011	Named in a filing	9	1.01	0.00	1.70
Robert D. SanchezWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	May 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	14	0.70	0.00	0.97
Brian H. BlaneyGreenberg Traurig	May 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	29	1.09	1.03	1.32
Clifford E. NeimethGreenberg Traurig	Mar 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	20	0.88	0.00	0.80
J. Scott HodgkinsLatham & Watkins LLP	Jun 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	15	0.94	0.00	2.13
Mitchell D. GoldsmithTaft Stettinius & Hollister	Jun 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	13	2.31	1.42	0.56
Roger SternWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Dec 2010	Text search only	8	2.48	0.00	1.81
Richard J. GrossmanSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	May 2010	Text search only	48	0.33	0.00	0.99