And yet, when the hearing ended, the assets of this once-proud company had been sold for just $1.4 million.
The hearing ended three hours and five minutes after it began.
Rumors spread throughout the hearing room that the public hearings would end after this week.
But Torricelli was five days old when those hearings ended.
The 58-day-long hearings ended in June 2010, with legal costs for both sides estimated at €6 million.
The hearing formally ended today with four hours of final arguments.
When the hearings ended, the subcommittee running them concluded just that.
The hearing ended in June, and her ruling is expected soon.
The hearing ended last week before at least 14 people had a chance to testify.
The hearing ended around 12:30, but no one was allowed to leave the room until nearly 3 o'clock.