American Energy Announces Settlement of Texas Lawsuit.WESTPORT, Conn. -- The American Energy Group, Ltd. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). .BB: AEGG) ["American Energy"] announced today that the litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. in the District Court of Harris County, Texas Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of 2000 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 3.4 million (though a 2006 estimate placed the population at nearly 3. initiated by M.S. Moin Hussain, Saleem Z. Khan and Khan & Piracha in January, 2006, has been settled by the parties. The original lawsuit was filed against American Energy, its subsidiary, The American Energy Operating Corp., Hycarbex-American Energy, Inc., Pierce Onthank, Dr. Iftikhar Zahid, and Georg Friedher Von Canal. American Energy Operating Corp. was dismissed from the suit by the plaintiffs shortly after the filing. American Energy, Hycarbex, Pierce Onthank and Iftikhar Zahid all denied liability. Georg Friedher Von Canal was not served and did not make an appearance in the lawsuit. Plaintiffs' primary allegation was that a written document signed by Georg Von Canal, while claiming to be the President of Hycarbex, promised Khan & Piracha, a Pakistani law firm, a twenty percent (20%) carried working interest in the Yasin Concession for allegedly providing assistance to Hycarbex in extending the exploration license for the Concession in 2003. After the filing, Hycarbex provided the Company with written assurance that the Company's 18% overriding royalty interest overriding royalty interest A third-party interest in royalty income derived from oil and gas rights. in the Yasin Concession would not be impaired by the lawsuit, whatever the lawsuit results. American Energy, Hycarbex and Pierce Onthank also filed a counterclaim A claim by a defendant opposing the claim of the plaintiff and seeking some relief from the plaintiff for the defendant. A counterclaim contains assertions that the defendant could have made by starting a lawsuit if the plaintiff had not already begun the action. against Saleem Khan and Khan & Piracha alleging that the attempt to obtain a 20% carried working interest in the Concession while serving as legal counsel was a breach of fiduciary duty. Under the terms of the settlement, all parties denied liability to one another. Hycarbex agreed to pay $800,000 to the plaintiffs upon execution of the settlement agreement. American Energy guaranteed collection from Hycarbex of this sum by plaintiffs and the sum has been fully paid by Hycarbex as agreed. Additionally, under the settlement terms, Hycarbex and American Energy have agreed, jointly and severally Jointly and Severally 1. A legal term describing a partnership in which individual decisions are bound to all parties involved and thus undivided. 2. A term used in underwriting syndicates to refer to the distinct responsibility of individual companies to sell a certain , to pay $450,000 to the plaintiffs by September 12, 2007. This agreement will be supported by an agreed judgment which will remain in place against each company until the 2007 payment is made. All claims of every character asserted against Pierce Onthank and Iftikhar Zahid have been dismissed. The parties, while denying liability to one another, have executed mutual, general releases, but the settlement documentation specifically excludes a release of Georg Friedher Von Canal by any party. Commenting on the settlement, Pierce Onthank, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of American Energy stated, "American Energy is pleased to resolve this matter in a manner which will avoid the very high costs associated with protracted pro·tract tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations. 2. litigation and allow us to focus our resources on the achievement of our business goals, since we are not involved in any other litigation." |
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