WILD OATS MARKETS INC OATS (last ticker on record)
CIK 909990Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Oct 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-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.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jun 2002 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Holme Roberts & Owen LLPFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 99 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.90× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Coudert BrothersFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.66× · Went dark 1.06× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jun 2002 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Holme Roberts & Owen LLP | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 99 | 1.31 | 0.90 | 1.28 |
| Cooley LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Coudert Brothers | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 45 | 1.66 | 1.06 | 1.29 |
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.
- Brian J. McCarthySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Feb 2007 · Named in a filing · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.81×
- Alan G. StrausSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Aug 2004 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.28×
- Randall H. DoudSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jun 2002 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Francis R. WheelerCooley LLPFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 1.18× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- CARRIE L. SCHIFFCooley LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 2.68× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- James C. T. LinfieldCooley LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.29× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Jeffrey E. CohenBlank RomeFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian J. McCarthySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Feb 2007 | Named in a filing | 30 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 0.81 |
| Alan G. StrausSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Aug 2004 | Named in a filing | 5 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 2.28 |
| Randall H. DoudSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jun 2002 | Named in a filing | 19 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Francis R. WheelerCooley LLP | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 27 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 0.84 |
| CARRIE L. SCHIFFCooley LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 0.00 | 2.68 | 0.00 |
| James C. T. LinfieldCooley LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 27 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.86 |
| Jeffrey E. CohenBlank Rome | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 8 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 1.12 |