4. Montclair State University sues Oracle over a Peoplesoft project, but Oracle returns fire In May, Montclair State University in New Jersey filed suit against Oracle, claiming the vendor had completely botched a PeopleSoft project that was supposed to replace the school's aging legacy systems. Because of Oracle's alleged misdeeds, it might cost up to $20 million to finish the project, Montclair has claimed. But Oracle quickly fired back, claiming that the problems were the school's fault. "When issues arose during the course of the project, it became clear that MSU's leadership did not adequately understand the technology and the steps necessary to complete the project," Oracle said in a court filing. "Instead of cooperating with Oracle and resolving issues through discussions and collaboration, MSU's project leadership, motivated by their own agenda and fearful of being blamed for delays, escalated manageable differences into major disputes." Montclair recently filed an amended complaint that adds a wealth of detail to its claims, including an allegation that Oracle ran a "rigged" software demo during the sales process and was also guilty of extortion. Oracle hasn't commented on Montclair's latest claims