Chambers v. Gold Medal Bakery, Inc.

Defendant Gold Medal Bakery, Inc. (Gold Medal), is a large-scale bakery based in Fall River that supplies bread and other baked goods to supermarket chains throughout the northeast. It is a closely-held corporation whose ownership is split evenly between two branches of the LeComte family. The plaintiffs collectively own half of the shares, with the remaining half held by defendant Roland S. LeComte and his sister-in-law Florine LeComte (not a party). Roland S.4 and his son, defendant Brian R. LeComte, manage Gold Medal’s operations. The plaintiffs allege that Roland S. and Brian, together…