Press Release
New York, NY - June 28, 2005 - On February 24, 2005, the decision in Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Nicholas W. Eigsti, was published at 323 B.R. 778 as a citable decision by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.
In April 2003, in a breach of contract case stemming from an earlier trademark infringement lawsuit, Syngenta Seeds, Inc., represented by Kenyon & Kenyon, won rescission of a prior settlement agreement, and the award of $2,064,289 in restitution damages. Although Mr. Eigsti received more $1 million pursuant to the settlement agreement, he declared bankruptcy after the announcement of the decision.
An adversary complaint objecting to Eigsti’s Chapter 7 debtor’s discharge was filed by Kenyon et al. on January 28, 2005, based on the defendant’s alleged failure to disclose assets and transfers of assets in his schedules and statement of financial affairs. In the Bankruptcy Court, K. Rodney May, J., held that the Motion for Summary Judgment by Syngenta Seeds, Inc. should be granted, and Mr. Eigsti’s discharge of debt pursuant to these bankruptcy proceedings be disallowed.
Kenyon's counsel included Ms. Michelle Mancino Marsh.
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