The cofounders of Arch Companies tried to fire each other amid accusations of misappropriating funds. "I'm really kind of flabbergasted by this," said a New York judge in response to their spat. "I'm really kind of flabbergasted by this," New York Judge Joel Cohen said of the firing at a recent hearing, The Real Deal reported. Nonetheless, the judge maintained in a hearing earlier this week that the two "seem to me to be frankly childish." Arch Companies did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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