WESTPOINT STEVENS INC WSPTE (last ticker on record)
CIK 852952Its 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 Jan 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- May 1999 to Jan 2006
- Law firms
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Nov 1996 | Named in a filing | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard ChatzinoffWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | May 1997 | Named in a filing | 25 | 1.84 | 0.00 | 2.00 |