SPECTRASCIENCE INC SCIE (last ticker on record)
CIK 727672Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 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 Feb 2021
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jul 2006 to Oct 2014
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC trading suspensionSEC order (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.
- Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.First linked Jan 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 154 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.55× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Messerli & Kramer P.A.First linked Apr 2009 · Named in a filing · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.64× · Went dark 1.65× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 630 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Jan 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 154 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 1.07 |
| Messerli & Kramer P.A. | Apr 2009 | Named in a filing | 24 | 0.64 | 1.65 | 1.40 |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 630 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 1.16 |
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.
- Otto E. SorensenLuce Forward Hamilton & ScrippsFirst linked Aug 2016 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.85× · Went dark 4.15× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Ryan C. BrauerFredrikson & Byron, P.A.First linked Feb 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 2.54× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Kenneth L. CutlerDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.49× · Went dark 2.70× · 95% wipeout 3.28×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto E. SorensenLuce Forward Hamilton & Scripps | Aug 2016 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 1.85 | 4.15 | 1.00 |
| Ryan C. BrauerFredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Feb 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 16 | 1.27 | 2.54 | 1.23 |
| Kenneth L. CutlerDorsey & Whitney LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 13 | 1.49 | 2.70 | 3.28 |