LIPID SCIENCES INC/ LIPD (last ticker on record)
CIK 71478Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Aug 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Feb 2004 to Oct 2008
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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
- 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)
- 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.
- Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in a filing · 98 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.65× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.34×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Oct 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Bryan CaveFirst linked Aug 2001 · Named in a filing · 471 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Heller EhrmanFirst linked Aug 2001 · Named in a filing · 256 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Snell & WilmerFirst linked Jan 1998 · Named in a filing · 244 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 1.19× · 95% wipeout 1.38×
- Foley & LardnerFirst linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 498 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Graubard MillerFirst linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 418 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- OSBORN MALEDON, P.A.First linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.68×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP | Aug 2006 | Named in a filing | 98 | 0.65 | 0.85 | 1.34 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Oct 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Bryan Cave | Aug 2001 | Named in a filing | 471 | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.98 |
| Heller Ehrman | Aug 2001 | Named in a filing | 256 | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.96 |
| Snell & Wilmer | Jan 1998 | Named in a filing | 244 | 1.34 | 1.19 | 1.38 |
| Foley & Lardner | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 498 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.02 |
| Graubard Miller | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 418 | 0.92 | 0.75 | 1.16 |
| OSBORN MALEDON, P.A. | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 15 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 1.68 |
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.
- Roger S. MertzFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.65× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- James B. BucherShearman & SterlingFirst linked Feb 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger S. Mertz | Aug 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 1.65 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
| James B. BucherShearman & Sterling | Feb 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 1.90 |