RURAL/METRO CORP RURL (last ticker on record)
CIK 906326Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Restructuring
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Feb 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Apr 1998 to Dec 2001
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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)
- 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
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.
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Squire Sanders (US)First linked Jan 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 199 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.98× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked Oct 2000 · Named in a filing · 1,223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears, P.A.First linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.75× · Went dark 1.94× · 95% wipeout 3.39×
- KILLINGSWORTH & BESHEARS, P.A.First linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 1.16× · 95% wipeout 2.41×
- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Oct 2006 · Text search only · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.38× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Harris BeachFirst linked Dec 2005 · Text search only · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Squire Sanders (US) | Jan 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 199 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 1.13 |
| Greenberg Traurig | Oct 2000 | Named in a filing | 1,223 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears, P.A. | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 12 | 0.75 | 1.94 | 3.39 |
| KILLINGSWORTH & BESHEARS, P.A. | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.72 | 1.16 | 2.41 |
| Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Oct 2006 | Text search only | 390 | 1.38 | 0.86 | 1.22 |
| Harris Beach | Dec 2005 | Text search only | 38 | 1.03 | 0.00 | 1.24 |
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.
- Scott A. ArenareFirst linked Jun 2011 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.32×
- Akiko MikumoWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Nov 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.51× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Todd R. ChandlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in a filing · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.35× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.78×
- SCOTT K. WEISSGreenberg TraurigFirst linked Dec 1998 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 1.05× · 95% wipeout 2.38×
- MICHAEL L. KAPLANGreenberg TraurigFirst linked Oct 1997 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.84× · Went dark 1.95× · 95% wipeout 2.22×
- JEAN E. HARRISGreenberg TraurigFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.94×
- Michael J. BrownStradling Yocca Carlson & RauthFirst linked Dec 2005 · Text search only · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 0.84× · 95% wipeout 0.28×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott A. Arenare | Jun 2011 | Named in a filing | 12 | 2.48 | 0.00 | 1.32 |
| Akiko MikumoWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Nov 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 19 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Todd R. ChandlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Apr 2005 | Named in a filing | 38 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.78 |
| SCOTT K. WEISSGreenberg Traurig | Dec 1998 | Named in a filing | 15 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 2.38 |
| MICHAEL L. KAPLANGreenberg Traurig | Oct 1997 | Named in a filing | 9 | 1.84 | 1.95 | 2.22 |
| JEAN E. HARRISGreenberg Traurig | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.94 |
| Michael J. BrownStradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth | Dec 2005 | Text search only | 23 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.28 |