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The former CEO of Kroger was ordered by an Ohio judge to explain his sudden resignation from the grocery store chain earlier this year. Popstar jewelry.
“You were meant for me” singer and business partner I sued Kroger According to Fortune, he is involved in launching the company’s wellness festival and seeks damages for contractual disputes.
In their lawsuit, they say the reasons for Rodney McMullen’s resignation in March could be related to their lawsuit “in relation to Kroger’s corrupt corporate culture, with regard to his credibility.”
A gem with former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen on the first day of Kroger’s Wellness Experience in 2021. (Duane Prokop/Getty Images for a Wellness Experience with Kroger)
McMullen’s lawyers had alleged that requiring him to clarify the reason for resignation was “unrelated” to the case and personally sought an order “embarrassing” but Judge Christian A. Jenkins ordered the judge to submit reasons for resignation.
In a press release from Kroger this year, the company announced that McMullen had resigned, saying that his actions were “unrelated to business,” but that his personal actions “contradict Kroger’s policies on business ethics.” Court documents.
The former CEO of Kroger was ordered by an Ohio judge to explain his sudden resignation from the grocery store chain earlier this year in an unrelated lawsuit involving pop star Jewel. (Duane Prokop/Getty Images for a Wellness Experience with Kroger)
“On this basis, it is plausible that this evidence could, as the plaintiffs filed, reflect McMullen’s credibility, or Kroger’s corporate culture,” the judge said, adding that “it is impossible to weight it against relevance and proportionality without knowing the basis for embarrassment.”
He added that despite the “court modestness,” he would order McMullen to answer personally under oath.
The judge added that despite the “court modestness,” he would order McMullen to answer personally under “facts and circumstances relating to your resignation from Kroger.” (Duane Prokop/Getty Images for a Wellness Experience with Kroger)
After review, the court was able to grant McMullen’s request for a protection order and answer “only the eyes of the judicial.”
With an order on August 1st, McMullen was given for seven days to comply.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Jewel and Kroger for comment.
