EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP ESCC (last ticker on record)
CIK 276283Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Restructuring
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Nov 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Dec 2004 to Nov 2012
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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.
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Feb 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Durham Jones & PinegarFirst linked Mar 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 47 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 1.06× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Powell GoldsteinFirst linked Sep 2006 · Named in a filing · 196 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.48× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
- Snell & WilmerFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 244 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 1.19× · 95% wipeout 1.38×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Feb 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Durham Jones & Pinegar | Mar 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 47 | 1.70 | 1.06 | 1.40 |
| Powell Goldstein | Sep 2006 | Named in a filing | 196 | 0.71 | 0.48 | 0.65 |
| Snell & Wilmer | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 244 | 1.34 | 1.19 | 1.38 |
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 R. GriffinWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Feb 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 46 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
- Jeffrey M. JonesDurham Jones & PinegarFirst linked Feb 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.18× · Went dark 0.92× · 95% wipeout 1.91×
- Kevin R. PinegarDurham Jones & PinegarFirst linked Feb 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.36× · Went dark 1.17× · 95% wipeout 2.62×
- Joshua E. LittleDurham Jones & PinegarFirst linked Mar 2015 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.95×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R. GriffinWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Feb 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 46 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Jeffrey M. JonesDurham Jones & Pinegar | Feb 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 2.18 | 0.92 | 1.91 |
| Kevin R. PinegarDurham Jones & Pinegar | Feb 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 2.36 | 1.17 | 2.62 |
| Joshua E. LittleDurham Jones & Pinegar | Mar 2015 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.95 |