MEGO FINANCIAL CORP LESR (last ticker on record)

CIK 736035Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout

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 Oct 2002
Largest fall in its shares: 99%; May 1998 to Jun 2003
Law firms: 3; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Oct 7, 2002Shares down 95% from their high

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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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Greenberg Traurig	May 1997	Named in a filing	1,223	1.01	1.03	1.10
Bell Boyd & Lloyd	Feb 2002	Text search only	50	1.36	0.38	0.47
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP	Feb 2002	Text search only	18	0.51	0.72	1.62

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.

PAULA J. PETERSGreenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLPFirst linked Feb 2002 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.53×

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
PAULA J. PETERSGreenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP	Feb 2002	Named in a filing	6	0.00	0.00	3.53