OPTICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC OPT (last ticker on record)
CIK 311046Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- Went dark (not a red flag)
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
- 2
- Newest began Nov 2014
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2012 to Aug 2015
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.First linked Apr 2003 · Named in a filing · 567 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLPFirst linked May 2000 · Named in a filing · 70 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.49× · Went dark 1.01× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
- Kane Kessler, P.C.First linked May 1999 · Named in a filing · 58 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.59× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Apr 2003 | Named in a filing | 567 | 0.92 | 0.60 | 1.20 |
| Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP | May 2000 | Named in a filing | 70 | 0.49 | 1.01 | 1.37 |
| Kane Kessler, P.C. | May 1999 | Named in a filing | 58 | 1.27 | 1.59 | 0.98 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. LawrenceKane Kessler, P.C. | May 1999 | Named in a filing | 23 | 0.35 | 0.99 | 1.01 |