U S ENERGY SYSTEMS INC USEY (last ticker on record)
CIK 351917Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Restructuring
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 4
- Newest began Jan 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Aug 2006 to Mar 2009
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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)
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.
- Robinson BrogFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.86× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 2.30×
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked Feb 2000 · Named in a filing · 1,223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Akerman LLPFirst linked Sep 1997 · Named in a filing · 211 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.67× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Reid & Priest LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 54 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.38× · Went dark 0.67× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Brog | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 27 | 1.86 | 0.72 | 2.30 |
| Greenberg Traurig | Feb 2000 | Named in a filing | 1,223 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| Akerman LLP | Sep 1997 | Named in a filing | 211 | 1.09 | 0.67 | 1.36 |
| Reid & Priest LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 54 | 1.38 | 0.67 | 0.91 |
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.
- Paul BerkowitzGreenberg TraurigFirst linked Feb 2000 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.53× · Went dark 0.70× · 95% wipeout 0.35×
- BRUCE I. MARCHAkerman LLPFirst linked Sep 1997 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 4.25×
- David Alan MillerEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 231 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.74× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Gregory KatzThelen Reid & PriestFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.80×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul BerkowitzGreenberg Traurig | Feb 2000 | Named in a filing | 21 | 2.53 | 0.70 | 0.35 |
| BRUCE I. MARCHAkerman LLP | Sep 1997 | Named in a filing | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| David Alan MillerEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 231 | 1.06 | 0.74 | 1.33 |
| Gregory KatzThelen Reid & Priest | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 |