Schwan

I. BACKGROUND3

Walter was the president, director, and sole shareholder of Control Master Products, a distributor of specialty wire and industrial cables incorporated in 1964. In 2008, Walter sold the assets of Control Master Products to Industrial Electrical Wire and Cable, Inc. (IEWC). Walter than amended the articles of incorporation of the company, changing its name to Custom Model Products, Inc. (Custom Model Products). Thereafter, Walter operated Custom Model Products as a hobby model train business until his death in 2013. Plaintiffs are former employees of Control Master Products. Schwan was hired by the company in 1978 and eventually became general manager. She worked at Control Master Products until its sale, and since then has worked for IEWC. Ostrosky worked with Walter even before Control Master Products incorporated, and was employed as a supervisor at the company from 1964 through 2007, when she retired due to health problems. Between 2007 and 2013, Ostrosky occasionally performed various jobs at the request of Walter, though it is unclear if she was directly employed by Control Master

2 All further statutory references are to the Probate Code unless otherwise…