Joe Gorga Targeted in Paterson Company Lawsuit

If you see Joe Giudice walking around with a huge smirk on his face, it's because he just read this:

“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member and developer Joe Gorga described himself as a “clean guy” who always pays his bills as he finds himself the target of a civil suit seeking more than $25,000.


Starlite Window Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Paterson claims Gorga failed to pay them for a window contract. The company’s attorney said a few subcontractors have sought legal advice from his firm regarding debts they say Gorga owes them.


“They are most upset by Gorga’s display of self-proclaimed wealth on the show while they are owed thousands of dollars from him for their hard work,” said lawyer Darren Del Sardo of Wayne.


Del Sardo does not have any other clients aside from Starlite Window with suits filed against Gorga.


Gorga said Thursday that he is a developer who works on “big projects” and in his line of work “discrepancies happen all the time.” Gorga designs, builds and manages apartment buildings in Paterson.


“They can say what they want,’’ Gorga said Thursday. “I am not an evil guy. I can’t help that I have worked hard all of my life and I have what I have.’’


Gorga said he was given a $100,000 estimate for windows for the Courtland Suites apartment complex in Paterson, but the price went up another $30,000. He said he paid the company the $100,000 he was originally quoted. Gorga said there was no formal agreement for the work because he does business with a handshake.


The suit, filed in Passaic County state Superior Court’s Civil Law Division in September 2010, states that Gorga operated a construction company at 259 Black Oak Ridge Road in Wayne when Starlite Window entered into a contract with him from December 2008 to January 2009 to deliver $25,577.19 worth of windows.


“Plaintiff has demanded that the defendants pay the said sum, but defendants refused and neglected to pay the sum or any part thereof,” the suit states.