. , ltd . ( 201cgrace 201d ) , a chinese company that formerly acted as a sales agent for alltel information services ( 201cais 201d ) . grace originally filed suit in december 2004 in state court in monterey county , california , alleging that the company breached a sales agency agreement by failing to pay commissions associated with sales contracts signed in 2001 and 2003 . the 2001 contracts were never completed