Kips Bay Medical, Inc. KIPS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1460198Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
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
- 1
- Newest began Aug 2014
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Feb 2011 to Sep 2015
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 8
- 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)
- 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)
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.
- Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLPFirst linked Dec 2013 · Named in a filing · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.66× · Went dark 0.69× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.First linked Apr 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 154 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.55× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Apr 2010 · Text search only · 630 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP | Dec 2013 | Named in a filing | 91 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.77 |
| Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Apr 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 154 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 1.07 |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Apr 2010 | Text search only | 630 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 1.16 |
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.
- Amy E. CulbertOppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLPFirst linked Dec 2013 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Alexander RosensteinFredrikson & Byron, P.A.First linked Apr 2010 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.90× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.71×
- Robert K. RanumFredrikson & Byron, P.A.First linked Apr 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.44× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.81×
- Thomas F. SteichenFredrikson & Byron, P.A.First linked Apr 2010 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.53×
- Yvan-Claude PierreReed SmithFirst linked Sep 2012 · Text search only · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.96× · Went dark 1.66× · 95% wipeout 2.33×
- Bill HuoBecker & Poliakoff LLPFirst linked Nov 2010 · Text search only · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.54×
- Christopher S. AugusteKramer Levin NaftalisFirst linked Nov 2010 · Text search only · 90 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.83× · Went dark 1.24× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- John T. McKennaCooley LLPFirst linked Apr 2010 · Text search only · 97 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.53× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy E. CulbertOppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP | Dec 2013 | Named in a filing | 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.84 |
| Alexander RosensteinFredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Apr 2010 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 1.71 |
| Robert K. RanumFredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Apr 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.81 |
| Thomas F. SteichenFredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Apr 2010 | Named in a filing | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.53 |
| Yvan-Claude PierreReed Smith | Sep 2012 | Text search only | 30 | 1.96 | 1.66 | 2.33 |
| Bill HuoBecker & Poliakoff LLP | Nov 2010 | Text search only | 31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.54 |
| Christopher S. AugusteKramer Levin Naftalis | Nov 2010 | Text search only | 90 | 1.83 | 1.24 | 1.42 |
| John T. McKennaCooley LLP | Apr 2010 | Text search only | 97 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 1.10 |