April 1, 2013
IBJ Staff, Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana LawyerThe Indiana Court of Appeals upheld an $18.2 million judgment Monday in favor of Marsh Supermarkets LLC on its complaint alleging
that Roche breached a contract to sublease space in the Fishers building that houses Marsh’s headquarters.
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March 1, 2013
Scott OlsonLawyers for Marsh Supermarkets Inc. and its former CEO will meet Monday on the issue of whether Don Marsh should have to repay
the roughly $2.1 million in severance he received from the company.
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February 22, 2013
The locally based grocery chain said it is shutting down the stores rather than renew leases. Following the closings, Marsh
will have 91 stores in Indiana and Ohio.
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February 18, 2013
Scott OlsonThe issue will be decided by Judge Sarah Evans Barker, who presided over a two-week civil trial that saw a federal jury return
a $2.2 million judgment against the former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. late Friday night.
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February 16, 2013
IBJ StaffA federal jury returned a $2.2 million judgment against iconic Marsh Supermarkets CEO Don Marsh late Friday, finding that
he tapped corporate coffers for personal expenses.
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February 15, 2013
Scott Olson, Cory SchoutenA company lawyer itemized the expenses Marsh Supermarkets believes it is owed during closing arguments Friday. A lawyer for
Don Marsh argued that he neither committed fraud nor breached his contract.
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February 15, 2013
Scott OlsonThe panel of nine will begin closed-door discussions Friday afternoon following closing arguments from attorneys representing
Marsh Supermarkets Inc. and the former CEO of the company accused of spending $3.3 million of company funds on personal expenses.
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February 14, 2013
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Lawyers for the former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets on Thursday hammered home their claims his expenses were widely accepted
in the company as normal business costs, while witness testimony revealed a corporate culture that passed the buck on evaluating
those costs.
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February 13, 2013
Scott OlsonLawyers for Don Marsh got their first chance to go on the offensive Wednesday after Marsh Supermarkets Inc. rested its case
against the company's former CEO.
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February 12, 2013
Scott OlsonThe former Marsh Supermarkets president told jurors: "Every time I used [the plane] I had a time constraint, and my time was
valuable to the company."
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February 12, 2013
Scott OlsonAny feelings of satisfaction that Sun Capital Partners executives had after completing the acquisition of Marsh Supermarkets
Inc. quickly turned to "shock and surprise," a managing director of the private-equity firm told jurors Tuesday.
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February 11, 2013
Scott OlsonAt least twice a month during the year 2000, the pilot told jurors, he ferried Don Marsh to New York City to visit one of
his mistresses. Marsh Supermarkets is suing its former CEO in an attempt to recoup more than $3 million in what it claims
are personal expenses.
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February 9, 2013
Greg AndrewsWhat’s extraordinary about the spending spree was that it continued even as Marsh Supermarkets' financial condition
grew increasingly precarious.
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February 8, 2013
Scott OlsonSt. Elmo Steakhouse owner Stephen Huse testified that directors had a hard time keeping Don Marsh focused on a potential sale
of the company as it teetered toward insolvency.
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February 8, 2013
Scott OlsonThe former executive of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. said he became so concerned about the company's deteriorating finances less
than a decade ago that he took the desperate step of meeting with bankruptcy lawyers.
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February 7, 2013
Scott OlsonThe disclosure came during the fourth day of Don Marsh's civil trial. The locally based supermarket chain is alleging he used
company funds to pay more than $3 million in personal expenses.
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February 7, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh's testimony on cross-examination Thursday morning revealed a defense strategy to convince jurors that the frequent
trips the former CEO took on the company’s dime were more for business than pleasure.
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February 6, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh finally got off the hot seat Wednesday afternoon after his former company wrapped up nearly two days of questioning,
but he didn't stay off the witness stand for long.
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February 5, 2013
Scott OlsonIn a day on the witness stand, former Marsh Supermarkets Inc. CEO Don Marsh told jurors during his fraud trial Tuesday that
he's not proud of his extramarital affairs, but he insisted the private jet trips he took to visit his mistresses were business-related.
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February 4, 2013
Scott OlsonThe lead lawyer for Marsh Supermarkets Inc. expects to call Don Marsh as its first witness when the civil trial against him
reconvenes Tuesday. The grocery chain alleges that the former CEO used company funds to pay more than $3 million in personal
expenses.
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February 2, 2013
Dan HumanDon Marsh, the former supermarket-chain CEO, went on trial in civil court Monday morning over millions of dollars in expenses
he charged to the company. Proceedings got underway with attorneys selecting five men and four women for the jury before breaking
for lunch.
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November 15, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe parent company of Marsh Supermarkets has picked a new CEO to lead the locally based grocery chain.
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August 18, 2012
Greg AndrewsAttorneys for Don Marsh are trying to ensure that his refusal to answer questions during a 2010 deposition doesn’t come
back to haunt him when Marsh Supermarkets' lawsuit against him goes to trial in October.
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July 10, 2012
Scott OlsonMarsh Supermarkets Inc. confirmed Tuesday afternoon that it is closing stores in Greenwood, Anderson and Martinsville. Many
employees will get a severance package or an option to transfer to another location.
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May 8, 2012
Cory SchoutenMarsh Supermarkets CEO Joe Kelley abruptly resigned Tuesday, and the Fishers-based chain launched a search for its third chief
executive in a little more than a year. The company named Chief Operating Officer Bill Holsworth as its interim CEO.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.