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Saltiel v. GSI Consultants, Inc.
Citation:
788 A.2d 268 (N.J. 2002)Facts
In December 1997, plaintiff Jan Saltiel, doing business as Edgewater Design Associates, filed suit against GSI Consultants, Inc., Dr. Henry Indyk, a GSI corporate officer, and Richard Caton, a former GSI corporate officer. The complaint sought damages arising from allegedly defective turfgrass specifications prepared by defendants and used by plaintiff in the reconstruction of a softball field. The underlying transaction involved WPU’s award to plaintiff in March 1995 of a contract to provide landscaping architectural services for the reconstruction of its athletics fields. Plaintiff in turn requested a proposal from GSI outlining turfglass specifications for the reconstruction. In February, 1995, GSI submitted a proposal, signed by Caton, listing the services that it would perform in connection with the WPU contract. Plaintiff hired Turf Diagnostics and Design, Inc. (TDD) to determine the cause of the drainage failure. TDD informed plaintiff that the field specifications had been negligently prepared.
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Corporate Liability