The lawsuit in which former Sino Swearingen president  and CEO Carl Chen is suing the company for breach of contract and other alleged wrongdoings is scheduled to go to trial January 8 next year. Former senior v-p of marketing Gene Comfort has filed similar wrongful termination charges against the company. Sino Swearingen denies the charges and said it will “vigorously defend itself.” The San Antonio-based company is on the verge of starting deliveries of the SJ30-2 light jet.