WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC WITM (last ticker on record)
CIK 912875Its 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 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Dec 2003 to Jun 2010
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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.
- Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLPFirst linked Feb 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 88 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.65× · Went dark 0.83× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
- Krys Boyle, P.C.First linked May 1997 · Named in a filing · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.15× · 95% wipeout 1.97×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP | Feb 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 88 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 1.52 |
| Krys Boyle, P.C. | May 1997 | Named in a filing | 32 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 1.97 |
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.
- Christopher J. MelshaFredrikson & Byron, P.A.First linked Aug 2001 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
- William M. MowerMaslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLPFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.52× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.61×
- Jon D. SawyerKrys Boyle, P.C.First linked Sep 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.83× · Went dark 1.52× · 95% wipeout 2.41×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher J. MelshaFredrikson & Byron, P.A. | Aug 2001 | Named in a filing | 18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.37 |
| William M. MowerMaslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 30 | 0.52 | 0.75 | 1.61 |
| Jon D. SawyerKrys Boyle, P.C. | Sep 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 28 | 1.83 | 1.52 | 2.41 |