FORMER BL STORES INC BIGGQ (last ticker on record)
CIK 768835Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- 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
- 5
- Newest began Sep 2024
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2021 to Sep 2024
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
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.
- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLPFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 147 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Benesch Friedlander Coplan & AronoffFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 55 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 1,125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Mar 2020 · Text search only · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.38× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 147 | 1.13 | 0.16 | 0.99 |
| Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 55 | 1.15 | 0.77 | 1.31 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 1,125 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 0.96 |
| Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Mar 2020 | Text search only | 390 | 1.38 | 0.86 | 1.22 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Gonzalez-SussmanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Apr 2020 | Text search only | 21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.12 |