CONCEPTS DIRECT INC CDIR (last ticker on record)

CIK 891035Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout

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 2002
Largest fall in its shares: 99%; Dec 1999 to Aug 2004
Law firms: 3; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Nov 26, 2002Shares 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP	May 2003	Named in a filing	21	0.62	1.85	1.23
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Apr 1997	Named in a filing	1,125	1.23	0.20	0.96
McGuireWoods LLP	Apr 1997	Named in a filing	358	0.97	0.85	1.11

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.

KENNETH R. LAMBGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Apr 1997 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.95×