HARTCOURT COMPANIES INC
CIK 949427Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Sep 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- 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/A (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (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.
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Preston Gates & EllisFirst linked Jun 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 159 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
- Jeffers, Shaff & Falk, LLPFirst linked Feb 2000 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.07× · Went dark 1.89× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenberg Traurig | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,223 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| Preston Gates & Ellis | Jun 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 159 | 1.36 | 1.62 | 1.44 |
| Jeffers, Shaff & Falk, LLP | Feb 2000 | Named in a filing | 12 | 3.07 | 1.89 | 1.27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard O. Weed | Sep 1999 | Named in a filing | 14 | 0.67 | 3.89 | 0.00 |