AURA SYSTEMS INC AUSI (last ticker on record)
CIK 826253Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
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 Oct 2019
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Aug 2013 to Oct 2015
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
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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.
- Richardson & Patel LLPFirst linked Nov 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 215 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 1.41× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
- Guzik & AssociatesFirst linked Feb 1996 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 4.32× · Went dark 9.35× · 95% wipeout 3.55×
- Ballard SpahrFirst linked May 2019 · Text search only · 492 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 1.06× · 95% wipeout 0.73×
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked Nov 2011 · Text search only · 1,223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- PAINE HAMBLENFirst linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.67× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.27×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson & Patel LLP | Nov 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 215 | 1.07 | 1.41 | 1.28 |
| Guzik & Associates | Feb 1996 | Named in a filing | 5 | 4.32 | 9.35 | 3.55 |
| Ballard Spahr | May 2019 | Text search only | 492 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 0.73 |
| Greenberg Traurig | Nov 2011 | Text search only | 1,223 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| PAINE HAMBLEN | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 11 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 3.27 |
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.
- Mary Ann SaponeRichardson & Patel LLPFirst linked Dec 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.36× · Went dark 2.18× · 95% wipeout 1.61×
- Erick RichardsonRichardson & Patel LLPFirst linked Nov 2011 · Named in a filing · 44 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.68× · Went dark 1.64× · 95% wipeout 1.72×
- Samuel S. GuzikGuzik & AssociatesFirst linked Feb 1996 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 4.20× · Went dark 5.26× · 95% wipeout 3.57×
- Gerald J. GuarciniBallard SpahrFirst linked May 2019 · Text search only · 69 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 1.67× · 95% wipeout 0.40×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann SaponeRichardson & Patel LLP | Dec 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 21 | 2.36 | 2.18 | 1.61 |
| Erick RichardsonRichardson & Patel LLP | Nov 2011 | Named in a filing | 44 | 1.68 | 1.64 | 1.72 |
| Samuel S. GuzikGuzik & Associates | Feb 1996 | Named in a filing | 5 | 4.20 | 5.26 | 3.57 |
| Gerald J. GuarciniBallard Spahr | May 2019 | Text search only | 69 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 0.40 |