litigation

April 20, 2026
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Final Written Decision on patent litigations launched by Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar.
January 16, 2026
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has partially ruled against solar manufacturer Maxeon in several claims against Canadian Solar.
March 16, 2020
Growing pandemic prompts Delaware Court of Chancery to postpone proceedings this week, meant to delve into allegations that shareholders were misled over SolarCity buy in 2016.
November 25, 2019
Country facing multi-billion-euro court bill over subsidy u-turn offers investors stable remuneration until 2031 if they call off ongoing lawsuits.
November 6, 2019
Retail giant and Silicon Valley firm say they have ‘resolved the issues’ raised by the former, which had linked rooftop blazes to Tesla’s alleged 'negligence’ with PV installs.
October 1, 2019
Residential PV player defends track record after facing ‘malfeasance’ claims by short-seller Marcus Aurelius Value, with several analysts arguing allegations are overblown.
October 1, 2019
Federal ruling censoring 2018 Elon Musk tweet and other actions comes as Tesla faces Walmart lawsuit over rooftop blazes linked by retailer to solar installs.
August 27, 2019
Widely reported allegations of solar panel blaze at e-commerce giant’s California centre come as Tesla and Walmart work to defuse the latter’s separate lawsuit.
August 21, 2019
High-profile case alleging ‘gross negligence’ on Tesla’s part finds Elon Musk’s outfit in midst of reboot of PV business, weeks after reporting record-low solar roll-out.
May 2, 2017
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted the Trump administration’s request to freeze the ongoing litigation over the Clean Power Plan on Friday.

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