. the 2001 contracts were never completed . the 2003 contracts , as to which grace provided no assistance , were for a different project and were executed one and one-half years after grace 2019s sales agency agreement was terminated . in addition to its breach of contract claim , grace also alleged that the company violated the foreign corrupt practices act ( fcpa ) in its dealings with a bank customer in china . the company denied grace 2019s allegations in this california lawsuit. .