APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. AERG (last ticker on record)
CIK 879911Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (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
- 1
- Newest began Nov 2011
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Feb 2008 to Aug 2015
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K/A (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.
- King & SpaldingFirst linked Nov 2025 · Named in a filing · 426 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
- Naman Howell Smith & LeeFirst linked Dec 2002 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 2.83× · 95% wipeout 1.69×
- Blank RomeFirst linked Jul 2000 · Named in SEC correspondence · 348 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.First linked Mar 1998 · Named in a filing · 995 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Tenzer Greenblatt LLPFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.72× · Went dark 2.64× · 95% wipeout 3.54×
- Gusrae Kaplan & BrunoFirst linked Apr 2020 · Text search only · 76 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 1.31× · 95% wipeout 0.89×
- Morris JamesFirst linked May 2019 · Text search only · 95 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.62× · Went dark 0.42× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King & Spalding | Nov 2025 | Named in a filing | 426 | 1.28 | 0.35 | 1.04 |
| Naman Howell Smith & Lee | Dec 2002 | Named in a filing | 5 | 0.00 | 2.83 | 1.69 |
| Blank Rome | Jul 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence | 348 | 1.04 | 0.79 | 1.36 |
| Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. | Mar 1998 | Named in a filing | 995 | 1.46 | 0.37 | 0.80 |
| Tenzer Greenblatt LLP | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 30 | 1.72 | 2.64 | 3.54 |
| Gusrae Kaplan & Bruno | Apr 2020 | Text search only | 76 | 0.60 | 1.31 | 0.89 |
| Morris James | May 2019 | Text search only | 95 | 1.62 | 0.42 | 0.86 |
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.
- Brad L. ShiffmanBlank RomeFirst linked Aug 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 47 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.74× · 95% wipeout 1.61×
- Robert J. MittmanBlank RomeFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 47 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.72× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 2.58×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad L. ShiffmanBlank Rome | Aug 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 47 | 1.33 | 0.74 | 1.61 |
| Robert J. MittmanBlank Rome | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 47 | 1.72 | 0.43 | 2.58 |