On January 19, 2010, James McKay and Celebrity Foods, Inc. filed a lawsuit against us (the Company) and William Donovan, M.D., individually, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Based on the lawsuit, in March 2009, the plaintiffs contacted our transfer agent to have restrictive legends removed on shares the plaintiffs had previously obtained from us in connection with a stock purchase agreement. We subsequently requested that the transfer agent place a stop transfer order on the shares. The plaintiffs alleged that our actions constitute a breach of contract, fraud and/or unjust enrichment. They are seeking monetary and punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as a divestment of all shares and a rescission of the stock purchase agreement. We filed a motion to dismiss in April 2010. The Court ruled on this motion and dismissed all fraud counts. In July 2011, the Court granted the plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissed our counterclaim. The plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment is currently pending before the Court. We have responded and are awaiting the Court's decision. Although we believe the plaintiffs’ case is without merit, there can be no assurance that the outcome of this case will be favorable to us.
On October 27, 2009, William R. Dunavant and William R. Dunavant Family Holdings, Inc. filed suit in the 55th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, against us (the Company), William Donovan, M.D., Richard Specht, Rene Hamouth and Signature Stock Transfer, Inc. The suit related to a dispute regarding 2,000,000 shares of our stock that were previously issued to Mr. Dunavant while he was an officer. The case, including the original suit and the counterclaim, were scheduled to go to trial on April 23, 2012. However, the matter was settled in November 2011 through mediation (see Note 11).
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