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School boards across N.J. to coordinate legal action against FieldTurf
For years, FieldTurf sold artificial turf to schools and towns across the U.S. knowing it was falling apart and might not living up to advertising and marketing claims. (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
The state School Boards Association will coordinate legal action against the nation's top maker of artificial sports fields, FieldTurf, in response to a report that the company for years sold high-end turf after knowing it was falling apart.
The executive director of the group, Lawrence Feinsod, said Wednesday the allegations should "anger anyone concerned about corporate responsibility" and that he supported calls for an investigation by the state attorney general.
"We are urging school boards to have their attorneys contact NJSBA's general counsel, who will assist districts in identifying and coordinating legal action," Feinsod said in a statement.
A spokesman for the organization, Frank Belluscio, said a message also went out Wednesday to all member school boards on the matter.
Read more: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/nj_schools_to_coordinate_legal_action_against_fiel.html
Cross-posted in the Sports Group.