Two top lawyer-executives at the Colt firearms manufacturing companies have filed wrongful discharge lawsuits against the legendary West Hartford gunmaker, and are seeking millions of dollars in lost pay.
Former GC Carlton S. Chen, of Wilton, and Vice President of Business Development Merrick Alpert, of Mystic, claim they were unceremoniously fired last October on trumped-up fraud charges and cheated out of lucrative severance packages. Their detailed accusations provide a rare glimpse of legal scheming in the corporate inner sanctum.
