SPECIAL DEVICES INC /DE
CIK 875525Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Feb 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- 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)
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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.
- Blank RomeFirst linked Mar 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 348 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Apr 1999 · Named in a filing · 1,125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 0.95×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blank Rome | Mar 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 348 | 1.04 | 0.79 | 1.37 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Apr 1999 | Named in a filing | 1,125 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 0.95 |
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.
- Jane K. StoreroBlank RomeFirst linked Mar 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 2.63× · 95% wipeout 3.27×
- KENNETH M. DORANGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Apr 1999 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.54× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane K. StoreroBlank Rome | Mar 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 1.08 | 2.63 | 3.27 |
| KENNETH M. DORANGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Apr 1999 | Named in a filing | 14 | 2.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 |