Mattress Bathtub & Past was sued on Friday by Mark Tritton, who was ousted final June as chief govt of the troubled house items retailer, in a criticism accusing the corporate of failing to honor his $6,765,000 severance settlement.

In response to the criticism filed in a New York state court docket in Manhattan, Tritton stated Mattress Bathtub & Past stopped making required bi-monthly funds in January, with its chief authorized officer citing the necessity to protect money as the only purpose.

In these discussions, Mattress Bathtub & Past “conceded Tritton was (and is) entitled” to severance funds, underneath his settlement dated 4 days after he was changed as chief govt, the criticism stated.

Tritton additionally accused the corporate of “unhealthy religion” for proposing a “buyout” of his severance at a reduction however provided that efficiency improves, even because it has resumed paying severance to some former staff.

Mattress Bathtub & Past didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark after enterprise hours. Tritton’s legal professionals didn’t instantly reply to related requests.

The Union, New Jersey-based firm is attempting to show round its enterprise after taking over an excessive amount of debt, being sluggish to embrace on-line gross sales and alienating shoppers by de-emphasizing brand-name merchandise.

Mattress Bathtub & Past is closing tons of of shops, and on Thursday introduced plans to promote as much as $300 million of inventory.

It additionally estimated that gross sales in shops open a minimum of one 12 months fell 40% to 50% within the quarter ending Feb. 25, and once more warned that chapter was doable if its turnaround failed.

Shares of Mattress Bathtub & Past closed down 16.6 cents at a document closing low of 42.7 cents on Friday.

The corporate is certainly one of a number of “meme” shares, and its shares traded at $30 as just lately as final August.