Koch, Eco Agro litigation to continue

Greensboro, N.C. — Koch Agronomics Services LLC and Eco Agro Resources LLC are continuing with their lawsuits against one another over patent, antitrust, and trade disputes concerning urease inhibitor products (GM Oct. 12, p. 14). The U.S. District Court of the Middle District of North Carolina earlier gave the two until Nov. 12 to mediate their differences. If not successfully mediated, Koch was to answer and reply to Eco Agro’s remaining counterclaims and affirmative defenses by Nov. 12. Koch made the filing Nov. 12, and a pretrial conference is now set for Dec. 17.