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Marsh vs. Marsh Suit Awaits Trial

INDIANAPOLIS A suit and countersuit over the separation of Marsh Supermarkets from its founding family is nearly set for trial. In the case, Marsh Supermarkets, owned by Sun Capital Partners, is seeking to recover millions of dollars from its former chief executive officer, Don Marsh, alleging that he routinely misused company funds for personal travel, vacation homes, personal relationships and other

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

October 24, 2011

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JON SPRINGER

INDIANAPOLIS — A suit and countersuit over the separation of Marsh Supermarkets from its founding family is nearly set for trial.

In the case, Marsh Supermarkets, owned by Sun Capital Partners, is seeking to recover millions of dollars from its former chief executive officer, Don Marsh, alleging that he routinely misused company funds for personal travel, vacation homes, personal relationships and other perks that provided no benefit for the company, and sought to conceal the spending. The company also wants to be released from obligations under a salary continuation plan. Sun terminated Don Marsh's employment shortly after it acquired the company in 2006.

Don Marsh in response denies most of the company's allegations, and has countersued to recover more than $1.6 million in payments he said is still owed to him under terms of his separation agreement with Marsh.

The case was set to go to trial in U.S. District Court here earlier this month but was postponed while the judge rules on the various summary judgment motions.

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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