FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL INC. FMXL (last ticker on record)
CIK 912908Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
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 Mar 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Apr 1998 to Feb 2009
- Law firms
- 14
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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 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.
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked May 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- DLA PiperFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 1,184 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Foley & LardnerFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 498 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 825 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 500 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Sidley AustinFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 1,210 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked May 2008 · Text search only · 783 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Cadwalader Wickersham & TaftFirst linked Apr 2008 · Text search only · 305 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.95×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Apr 2008 · Text search only · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Willkie FarrFirst linked Apr 2008 · Text search only · 539 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.40× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Oct 2006 · Text search only · 741 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.12× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Apr 2001 · Text search only · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | May 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 826 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| DLA Piper | May 2008 | Text search only | 1,184 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.20 |
| Foley & Lardner | May 2008 | Text search only | 498 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.02 |
| Morrison & Foerster | May 2008 | Text search only | 825 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.15 |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | May 2008 | Text search only | 500 | 1.12 | 0.61 | 1.08 |
| Sidley Austin | May 2008 | Text search only | 1,210 | 1.30 | 0.14 | 0.93 |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | May 2008 | Text search only | 783 | 1.09 | 0.11 | 1.03 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | May 2008 | Text search only | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | May 2008 | Text search only | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft | Apr 2008 | Text search only | 305 | 1.14 | 0.24 | 0.95 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Apr 2008 | Text search only | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Willkie Farr | Apr 2008 | Text search only | 539 | 1.23 | 0.40 | 0.84 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Oct 2006 | Text search only | 741 | 1.31 | 0.12 | 0.76 |
| Morgan Lewis | Apr 2001 | Text search only | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
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.
- Judith R. ThoyerPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.20× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
- Richard J. CooperCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Apr 2008 · Text search only · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.32× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.51×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith R. ThoyerPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Richard J. CooperCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Apr 2008 | Text search only | 16 | 2.32 | 0.00 | 0.51 |