Alpharetta-based medical services company Bako Pathology has sued to stop its two founders from opening a competing firm, the latest development in a legal saga that has exploded with allegations of illicit sex, violence and illegal drug use.

The dispute, now unfolding in two Delaware courts, centers on Dr. Bradley Bakotic, a podiatrist and former Bako CEO, who left the company with co-founder Dr. Joseph Hackel in 2017. Late last year, the pair filed suit in Delaware Superior Court, asking a judge to invalidate their agreements not to do work competing with Bako for two years after departing.