Between an impending court hearing for a potential restraining order and an intensifying public war of words, the Market Basket leadership falling out has reached a new intensity — with no sign of cooling off anytime soon.

On Monday, the company filed a legal complaint against two fired executives , in an effort to obtain a restraining order against them.

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Market Basket is seeking the order against Joseph Schmidt and Tom Gordon , whom the company wants to be kept away from store property and employees amid allegations that the pair has continued to defy orders to stay off corporate grounds.

Schmidt and Gordon have denied the allegations of a planned work stoppage — the allegations that are at the root of this

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