LUBRIZOL Corp LZ (last ticker on record)
CIK 60751Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (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 Oct 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Thompson Hine LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in a filing · 208 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.64× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Squire Sanders (US)First linked Jan 1994 · Named in SEC correspondence · 199 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.98× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Fried FrankFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 540 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Hine LLP | May 2004 | Named in a filing | 208 | 0.95 | 0.64 | 1.09 |
| Squire Sanders (US) | Jan 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence | 199 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 1.13 |
| Fried Frank | May 2004 | Text search only | 540 | 1.33 | 0.24 | 0.94 |
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. CarlsonThompson Hine LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 1.63× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Jeffrey J. MarguliesSquire Sanders (US)First linked Jan 1994 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Christopher EwanFried FrankFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.70× · Went dark 0.88× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R. CarlsonThompson Hine LLP | May 2004 | Named in a filing | 8 | 0.00 | 1.63 | 1.22 |
| Jeffrey J. MarguliesSquire Sanders (US) | Jan 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.91 |
| Christopher EwanFried Frank | May 2004 | Text search only | 29 | 0.70 | 0.88 | 0.00 |