YOUNG BROADCASTING INC YBTVA (last ticker on record)
CIK 929144Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
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
- 2
- Newest began Feb 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jul 1998 to Feb 2009
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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
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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.
- Sonnenschein Nath & RosenthalFirst linked Apr 2001 · Named in a filing · 160 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Cooperman Levitt Winikoff Lester & Newman, P.C.First linked Jun 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 1.96× · 95% wipeout 3.98×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | Apr 2001 | Named in a filing | 160 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 1.21 |
| Cooperman Levitt Winikoff Lester & Newman, P.C. | Jun 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 1.15 | 1.96 | 3.98 |
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.
- Joseph H. SchmittSonnenschein Nath & RosenthalFirst linked Nov 2005 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Kenneth A. RosenblumSonnenschein Nath & RosenthalFirst linked Apr 2001 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 2.52× · 95% wipeout 3.19×
- Ira I. RoxlandSonnenschein Nath & RosenthalFirst linked Feb 2000 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.96× · 95% wipeout 3.06×
- Elliot BrecherCooperman Levitt Winikoff Lester & Newman, P.C.First linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 1.82× · 95% wipeout 1.66×
- Harris S. JaffeCooperman Levitt Winikoff Lester & Newman, P.C.First linked Apr 2001 · Text search only · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.04× · Went dark 4.34× · 95% wipeout 5.73×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph H. SchmittSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | Nov 2005 | Named in a filing | 12 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 1.40 |
| Kenneth A. RosenblumSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | Apr 2001 | Named in a filing | 5 | 0.00 | 2.52 | 3.19 |
| Ira I. RoxlandSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | Feb 2000 | Named in a filing | 26 | 1.19 | 0.96 | 3.06 |
| Elliot BrecherCooperman Levitt Winikoff Lester & Newman, P.C. | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 0.00 | 1.82 | 1.66 |
| Harris S. JaffeCooperman Levitt Winikoff Lester & Newman, P.C. | Apr 2001 | Text search only | 5 | 2.04 | 4.34 | 5.73 |