WESTAFF INC WSTF (last ticker on record)
CIK 931911Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Oct 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Mar 2007 to Oct 2008
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Mar 2009 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked Mar 1998 · Named in SEC correspondence · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 350 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Mar 2009 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.82 |
| Morrison & Foerster | Mar 1998 | Named in SEC correspondence | 826 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.14 |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 350 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 1.44 |
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.
- Robert B. PincusSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Mar 2009 · Named in a filing · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.68× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- John W. CampbellMorrison & FoersterFirst linked May 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.37×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. PincusSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Mar 2009 | Named in a filing | 36 | 1.68 | 0.00 | 1.02 |
| John W. CampbellMorrison & Foerster | May 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 21 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 2.37 |