MDI, INC. MDIZ (last ticker on record)
CIK 318259Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began May 2010
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2000 to Jun 2010
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K/A (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)
- 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
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.
- Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Sep 2009 · Named in a filing · 398 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Gardere Wynne Sewell LLPFirst linked Jun 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 117 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.97× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Kurth LLP | Sep 2009 | Named in a filing | 398 | 1.27 | 0.35 | 1.26 |
| Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP | Jun 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 117 | 1.13 | 0.97 | 1.17 |
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.
- David R. EarhartGardere Wynne Sewell LLPFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.69× · Went dark 0.91× · 95% wipeout 1.48×
- Lance M. HardenburgHallett & Perrin, P.C.First linked Jun 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 1.33× · 95% wipeout 1.32×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David R. EarhartGardere Wynne Sewell LLP | Sep 2005 | Named in a filing | 18 | 1.69 | 0.91 | 1.48 |
| Lance M. HardenburgHallett & Perrin, P.C. | Jun 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 1.32 |