BULL RUN CORP BULL (last ticker on record)
CIK 319697Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- 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 Sep 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Dec 1999 to Jul 2004
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Troutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Nov 2002 · Named in a filing · 335 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Alston & BirdFirst linked Jun 1998 · Named in a filing · 583 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.39× · 95% wipeout 0.79×
- Proskauer RoseFirst linked Jun 1998 · Named in a filing · 492 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.48× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troutman Sanders LLP | Nov 2002 | Named in a filing | 335 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Alston & Bird | Jun 1998 | Named in a filing | 583 | 0.99 | 0.39 | 0.79 |
| Proskauer Rose | Jun 1998 | Named in a filing | 492 | 1.15 | 0.48 | 1.08 |
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.
- Arnold S. JacobsProskauer RoseFirst linked Nov 2002 · Named in a filing · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 2.39× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Henry O. Smith IIIProskauer RoseFirst linked Jun 1998 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 3.48× · 95% wipeout 3.01×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold S. JacobsProskauer Rose | Nov 2002 | Named in a filing | 24 | 1.29 | 2.39 | 1.12 |
| Henry O. Smith IIIProskauer Rose | Jun 1998 | Named in a filing | 13 | 1.06 | 3.48 | 3.01 |