TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC et al v. Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc. et al

  1. November 13, 2023

    Trina Solar Looks To Pause Appeal Until High Court Decision

    Trina Solar is asking the Ninth Circuit to pause its appeal in a $100 million contract breach suit filed by a TotalEnergies unit until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether arbitration is the right venue in a putative class action against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, which would provide key guidance for its case.

  2. December 07, 2022

    TotalEnergies Says $100M Trina Solar Suit Must Go Ahead

    A TotalEnergies unit is urging a California judge to unpause its $100 million fraud lawsuit against Trina Solar following a failed arbitration bid, arguing that the Chinese solar panel manufacturer's entanglements with U.S. authorities over tariffs evasion and slave labor concerns are jeopardizing its case.

  3. November 14, 2022

    Solar Co. Wants To Take $100M Arbitration Fight To 9th Circ.

    Trina Solar is taking its beef with a California federal court to the Ninth Circuit after a judge said no to the China-based company's request to force into arbitration a $100 million suit accusing it of inflating the agreed-upon price of solar modules.

  4. September 29, 2022

    Trina Says TotalEnergies Must Arbitrate $100M Suit

    China-based Trina Solar Ltd. has urged a California federal court to force a TotalEnergies unit to arbitrate claims that Trina engaged in a scheme to inflate the agreed-upon price of solar modules and cost the energy company upwards of $100 million in losses.