MEDIFAST INC MED (last ticker on record)
CIK 910329Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restructuring
- 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
- 4
- Newest began Feb 2025
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- May 2021 to Mar 2026
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- Reed SmithFirst linked Oct 2016 · Named in a filing · 487 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Drinker Biddle & ReathFirst linked Apr 2013 · Named in a filing · 213 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Smith | Oct 2016 | Named in a filing | 487 | 1.15 | 0.77 | 1.13 |
| Drinker Biddle & Reath | Apr 2013 | Named in a filing | 213 | 1.46 | 0.77 | 1.25 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter J. Mostek Jr.Drinker Biddle & Reath | Apr 2013 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 2.07 |