VERITEQ VTEQ (last ticker on record)

CIK 924642Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Restatement
95% wipeout
Restructuring
Went dark (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: 3; Newest began Aug 2015
Largest fall in its shares: 100%; May 2014 to Aug 2015
Law firms: 14; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 9; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Aug 22, 2022SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
Oct 23, 2015Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 20, 2015Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 7, 2014Shares down 95% from their high
Aug 20, 2014Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 7, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 7, 2010Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 15, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 14, 2009Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 1, 2008Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 4, 2008Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 10, 2007Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 4, 2007Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 7, 2006Exit 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Thompson Coburn	Sep 2004	Named in a filing	85	1.13	1.01	1.33
Husch Blackwell	Apr 2004	Named in a filing	154	1.00	1.03	1.18
Holland & Knight	Aug 2002	Named in SEC correspondence	413	1.17	0.82	1.19
Akerman LLP	Jun 2000	Named in a filing	211	1.09	0.67	1.36
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.	Jun 2000	Named in SEC correspondence	42	0.24	1.47	1.37
Bryan Cave	Apr 1997	Named in a filing	471	1.09	0.76	0.98
Akin Gump	Sep 2007	Text search only	582	1.24	0.52	1.25
Baker Botts L.L.P.	Sep 2007	Text search only	495	1.32	0.09	1.03
Cozen O'Connor P.C.	Sep 2007	Text search only	163	1.03	0.63	0.94
Nixon Peabody	Feb 2004	Text search only	196	1.13	0.78	0.90
Foley & Lardner	Aug 2002	Text search only	498	1.00	0.71	1.02
Jones Day	Feb 2002	Text search only	686	1.25	0.54	1.12
Greenberg Traurig	Mar 2001	Text search only	1,223	1.01	1.03	1.10
Fried Frank	Mar 2001	Text search only	540	1.33	0.24	0.94

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Philip T. ColtonWinthrop & Weinstine, P.A.	Dec 2008	Named in a filing	18	0.00	1.73	1.58
Kara L. MacCulloughGreenberg Traurig	Sep 2007	Named in a filing	26	0.55	2.41	0.81
Tammy KnightHolland & Knight	May 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	5	0.00	4.80	1.82
Michele D. VaillancourtWinthrop & Weinstine, P.A.	Jun 2000	Named in a filing	15	0.48	3.04	1.28
Denis P. McCuskerBryan Cave	Apr 1997	Named in a filing	12	1.73	1.30	1.44
Jody M. WalkerJ.M. Walker & Associates	May 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	102	1.52	1.51	0.86
John W. MartinBaker Botts L.L.P.	Sep 2007	Text search only	7	0.00	1.18	3.35
Eric L. CohenBryan Cave	Feb 2004	Text search only	8	0.86	1.75	2.58
Francis J. Feeney Jr.DLA Piper	Feb 2004	Text search only	12	2.36	1.05	1.41