Avnet v. GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

The plaintiffs move for summary judgment establishing a breach of contract by the defendant environmental consulting firm, GZA Geo-Environmental, Inc.

For the reasons stated below, plaintiffs’ motion is allowed.

The following facts are not materially disputed:

In 1990, fourteen corporations that are the plaintiffs in this action were ordered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), to perform certain so-called “remedial actions” in connection with an environmental clean-up under the federal “super-fund” law. In order to carry out this clean-up, the plaintiffs formed…