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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

NOTE 9 – SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

On June 12, 2013, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of all Claims (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Ceptazyme, LLC (“Ceptazyme”) and Zus Health, LLC (“Zus Health”) resolving claims the parties brought against one another in connection with a license agreement between the Company and Zus Health dated September 2, 2010 (the “License Agreement”).  Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the parties agreed to terminate the License Agreement and that no party would have any further obligations thereunder.  No monetary consideration was exchanged in connection with the Settlement Agreement.

 

The dispute under the Settlement Agreement arose when Zus Health attempted to assign the License Agreement to Ceptazyme.  On January 9, 2012, the Company notified Ceptazyme (i) that there was no agreement between the Company and Ceptazyme, as the Company had not approved any assignment of the License Agreement by Zus Health to Ceptazyme and (ii) that, even if there had been a valid assignment to Ceptazyme, Ceptazyme had committed multiple material breaches of the agreement.  The Company believes that Ceptazyme (i)failed to market the Company’s product in a manner compliant with state and federal regulations, and (ii) allowed its distributors to make claims and representations that were not in compliance with applicable regulations, among many other breaches.  As a result, the Company filed a lawsuit in Michigan against Zus Health and Ceptazyme on January 16, 2012, alleging breach of contract.  Ceptazyme responded by filing suit in Utah against the Registrant on January 24, 2012, also alleging, breach of contract.

 

As a result of this settlement, the deferred revenue of $235,000 and customer deposits of $27,837 were recognized as other income.