Apple’s former sapphire supplier, GT Advanced Technologies, accused its ex-partner of bait-and-switch tactics during 2013’s negotiations, claiming that Apple pressured it into signing contracts by telling it to “Put on your big boy pants,” court documents released Friday said.

The Oct. 8 filing with a federal bankruptcy court had been under seal until Friday. Both Apple and GT had previously demanded that the declaration by GT chief operating officer Daniel Squiller remain secret, but U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Henry Boroff disagreed, and last week ordered that virtually all information be made public on Friday.

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