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THERMA WAVE INC TWAV (last ticker on record)

CIK 828119Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

  • 95% wipeout
  • Restructuring

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 Apr 2005
Largest fall in its shares
99%
Feb 2000 to Oct 2002
Law firms
3
Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers
7
Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

  1. Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
  2. Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
  3. Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
  4. Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
  5. Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
  6. Shares 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.

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.