Wichita, Kan., and Sarasota, Fla. — Following mediation, which the parties say was scheduled months ago, Koch Agronomic Services LLC (KAS) and Eco Agro Resources LLC have jointly announced an agreement that settles litigation between the companies. The parties have been engaged in litigation since 2014 concerning claims brought by KAS with respect to one of its patents and counterclaims brought by Eco Agro. The case involved urease inhibitors. The U.S. District Court of the Middle District of North Carolina earlier gave the two until Nov. 12 to mediate their differences; when that was not achieved, the court set a pretrial conference for Dec. 17 (GM Nov. 23, p. 13). Financial and other terms of the agreement are confidential and were not disclosed. Earlier, KAS settled a similar suit against Helena Chemical Corp.
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