Defendant Name: West Marine, Inc. 

Defendant Type: Public Company
SIC Code: 5550
CUSIP: 95423510

Document Reference: comp21150

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. West Marine, Inc.
Document Name Complaint
Document Date 23-Jul-2009
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 09-cv-03379
Federal District Court California, Northern District of California
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary The Commission stated: "This case involves financial reporting violations by West Marine, Inc. ("West Marine" or the "Company"), a large boating supply retailer headquartered in Watsonville, California. Between 2004 and 2006, the Company filed numerous false and misleading financial statements with the Commission, after making unsubstantiated accounting adjustments."

Related Documents:

LR-21150 23-Jul-2009 Litigation Release
SEC Charges West Marine with Falsifying its Financials
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."
court_doc7_09-cv-03379 31-Aug-2009 Court Docket Document
Final Judgment as to Defendant West Marine, Inc.
The Court stated: "The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a complaint and Defendant West Marine, Inc. having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court's jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the complaint (except as to jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment"