MEDIANEWS GROUP INC
CIK 918944Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
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 Sep 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Schulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Oct 2016 · Named in SEC correspondence · 296 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Hughes Hubbard & ReedFirst linked Feb 2004 · Named in a filing · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Akin GumpFirst linked Oct 2016 · Text search only · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Baker & HostetlerFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 231 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.11× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 1,125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Kirton McConkieFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.54× · Went dark 1.07× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Luce Forward Hamilton & ScrippsFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 80 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 1.20× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | Oct 2016 | Named in SEC correspondence | 296 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 0.99 |
| Hughes Hubbard & Reed | Feb 2004 | Named in a filing | 121 | 1.17 | 0.21 | 1.26 |
| Akin Gump | Oct 2016 | Text search only | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Baker & Hostetler | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 231 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.35 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 1,125 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 0.96 |
| Kirton McConkie | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 30 | 1.54 | 1.07 | 1.30 |
| Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 80 | 0.85 | 1.20 | 0.90 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM APPLETONBaker & Hostetler | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 10 | 0.64 | 2.62 | 1.06 |