Overview
- Demoulas began testifying Wednesday, describing decades at the company, denying he spurred the 2014 walkout, and outlining disagreements over budgets and succession that predated his May suspension.
- Board chair Jay Hachigian testified that directors sought financial transparency, capital planning input, and a succession plan excluding Demoulas’s children, and said fear of a 2014-style disruption shaped their actions.
- A video deposition from sister Caren Demoulas was played, as she and sister Glorianne expressed sadness over the rift, said they never directed his suspension or firing, and rejected any plan to sell the company.
- Board members Steven Collins and Michael Keyes supported claims that Demoulas resisted basic governance requests; Judge Laster pressed whether cooperation in 2024 could have avoided the termination.
- The board wants the court to confirm its unanimous September firing and keep interim CEO Donald T. Mulligan in place, while Demoulas countersues for reinstatement after an outside probe by Quinn Emanuel into alleged plans for a work stoppage.