WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) A review of internal emails and interviews has found that the country's leading maker of artificial sports turf sold more than 1,000 fields to towns, schools and teams across the country after its executives knew they were falling apart faster than expected and might not live up to lofty marketing claims.
Records obtained by NJ Advance Media show (http://bit.ly/2fN3gxH) that FieldTurf executives became aware a year after beginning to sell the Duraspine turf in 2005 that it was breaking apart long before it should. The Montreal-based company said the product should last a decade.
FieldTurf rejected accusations that it misled or defrauded customers as ''completely false'' and emphasized that the problem does not compromise player safety.
Most of the fields, which fetched $300,000 to $500,000 or more, were paid for with tax dollars.
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Information from: NJ Advance Media.
