POINT BLANK SOLUTIONS, INC. PBSO (last ticker on record)
CIK 899166Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Restructuring
- Bankruptcy
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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
- 5
- Newest began May 2014
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Nov 2004 to Apr 2010
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- A Justice Department statement names it, an officer or its stockJustice Department (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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 (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-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.
- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Aug 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.38× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Bryan CaveFirst linked Mar 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 471 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Aug 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 390 | 1.38 | 0.86 | 1.22 |
| Bryan Cave | Mar 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 471 | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.98 |
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.
- Jeffrey S. SpindlerOlshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 1.93× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Kenneth L. HendersonBryan CaveFirst linked Nov 2006 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.41× · Went dark 1.98× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
- Peter LandauFirst linked Jan 1997 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 4.35× · Went dark 1.93× · 95% wipeout 3.73×
- Andrew M. FreedmanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Aug 2008 · Text search only · 52 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.61× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Michael R. McCoyBryan CaveFirst linked Mar 2008 · Text search only · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey S. SpindlerOlshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Jun 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 1.10 | 1.93 | 1.35 |
| Kenneth L. HendersonBryan Cave | Nov 2006 | Named in a filing | 17 | 1.41 | 1.98 | 1.37 |
| Peter Landau | Jan 1997 | Named in a filing | 6 | 4.35 | 1.93 | 3.73 |
| Andrew M. FreedmanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Aug 2008 | Text search only | 52 | 1.61 | 0.72 | 0.77 |
| Michael R. McCoyBryan Cave | Mar 2008 | Text search only | 7 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 |