Zocdoc and three of its executives and directors have fired back at a lawsuit by co-founder and former CEO Cyrus Massoumi that accused them of forcing him out of the company and running it into the ground, saying he was mismanaging the business and employees wanted him out. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.A spokesman for Massoumi said Zocdoc was inventing a 'new mythology' around its business and called its legal arguments 'flimsy.'.They also alleged Massoumi used confidential company information to file a lawsuit in New York because it would be thrown out in Delaware, where it belongs.The company said its board's move against Massoumi had widespread support among employees.The targets of his lawsuit fired back, saying the company's revenue had plateaued under Massoumi's leadership and it was losing sales staff faster than it could hire them.Cyrus Massoumi said in a lawsuit filed last month that a group of executives and directors misled him about the purpose of a 2015 board meeting, sprung a trap, and pushed him out.

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