ABLE LABORATORIES INC ABRX (last ticker on record)
CIK 857171Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- Bankruptcy
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Went dark (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
- 3
- Newest began Jul 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- May 2005 to Nov 2005
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
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.
- Foley HoagFirst linked Feb 1998 · Named in a filing · 186 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 0.95× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLPFirst linked Jan 1997 · Named in a filing · 150 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.42× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLPFirst linked Jul 2001 · Text search only · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 2.62× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Krieger & PragerFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.90× · Went dark 2.16× · 95% wipeout 1.69×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley Hoag | Feb 1998 | Named in a filing | 186 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 1.17 |
| Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP | Jan 1997 | Named in a filing | 150 | 1.08 | 0.42 | 1.31 |
| Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP | Jul 2001 | Text search only | 34 | 1.40 | 2.62 | 1.40 |
| Krieger & Prager | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 38 | 0.90 | 2.16 | 1.69 |
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.
- Dean F. HanleyFoley HoagFirst linked Jul 2003 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 3.92× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- Robert W. Sweet Jr.Foley HoagFirst linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.87× · Went dark 1.94× · 95% wipeout 2.13×
- David A. BroadwinFoley HoagFirst linked Feb 1998 · Named in a filing · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.45× · Went dark 2.63× · 95% wipeout 1.95×
- JOHN HESSIONTesta, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLPFirst linked Jan 1997 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 1.80× · 95% wipeout 2.01×
- Samuel M. KriegerKrieger & PragerFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 2.27× · 95% wipeout 1.66×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean F. HanleyFoley Hoag | Jul 2003 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 3.92 | 1.06 |
| Robert W. Sweet Jr.Foley Hoag | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 19 | 0.87 | 1.94 | 2.13 |
| David A. BroadwinFoley Hoag | Feb 1998 | Named in a filing | 20 | 0.45 | 2.63 | 1.95 |
| JOHN HESSIONTesta, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP | Jan 1997 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.17 | 1.80 | 2.01 |
| Samuel M. KriegerKrieger & Prager | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 22 | 1.16 | 2.27 | 1.66 |