"Is it my associates' job to save the 2005 shareholders? They'd like to assist, but will someone step up to the plate? Can't have a crime with no victim."
No, absolutely not. They're not going to spend another dime on this in a civil case, at least according to the ones I've talked with. So you'd have to pay their legal costs, then they might be interested.
Good stocks are obvious. Extensive DD is how you convince yourself to buy a bad one.