Defendant Name:
West Marine, Inc.
Defendant Type:
Public Company
Document Reference:
LR-21150
Document Details
Legal Case Name
SEC v. West Marine, Inc.
Document Name
SEC Charges West Marine with Falsifying its Financials
Document Date
23-Jul-2009
Document Format
Civil Proceeding
Case Number
09-cv-03379
Federal District Court
California, Northern District of California
AAER
3019
Allegation Type
Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary
The SEC stated that: "[It] filed a settled enforcement action against West Marine, Inc., a Northern California-based boating supply retailer. . . . West Marine filed numerous false financial statements from 2004 to 2006 after making undisclosed accounting changes designed to offset an unexpected earnings shortfall."
Disgorgement & Penalty Information