Court Concludes Company is on the Hook to Nichols College for ‘Defective’ Turf

A Massachusetts state appeals court has found that the parent company of a subsidiary that installs artificial turf in sports facilities is subject to an arbitration clause. The clause was triggered when the customer, Nichols College, alleged that the turf was “defective.”   Nichols College met with a representative from Evergrass, Inc., in 2003 to discuss the installation of an artificial turf athletic field on its campus. Nichols was concerned however that Evergrass had only previousl