Solar energy panel manufacturer “Willard & Kelsey Solar Group” faces a lawsuit from a saleswoman. The lawsuit was filed against them after the approval of $15 million in federal funds and grants given to them by Gov. Ted Strickland and Vice President Joe Biden, as a model of “green” energy business firms that would contribute towards the state economies green initiative.
It’s been reported that Karen Stripling is about to sue this company as a result of their inability to deliver the promised panels once the saleswoman found a amenable purchaser.

According to her lawsuit which was filed in the federal court based in Toledo, she says the orders which were secured for panels with the European buyer was for a sum of $230 millions, but as promised it was not produced and delivered as a result she seeks $14.95 million in commission which she would deserve out of the sale. According to her claim, the proprietors of Willard & Kelsey knew their inability towards the panel production, but still accepted the deal.
However, as per Matt Cox, an attorney on behalf of Willard & Kelsey said that the company owed no money to Stripling as they paid no money to Willard & Kelsey. Cox also defended saying that Stripling’s claims were baseless and the contract cleared mentioned about this deal.
But as per the Stripling’s lawsuit, the application which she proposed to the state for a $10 million loan was exploited by Willard & Kelsey. However, they did not live up to their claim of producing high-efficient, inexpensive solar panels and the functioning was not endorsed either.

However, the state officials of Ohio state that $10 million loan which was approved for Willard & Kelsey from the state’s 2008 Advanced Energy Job Stimulus Program is safe and they would not deliver the amount to the company unless they begin the installation of new manufacturing lines which would give jobs to around 400 people. The total tax credits which the company would have benefited out of creating 400 jobs was around $3.5 million which extended over a period of 10 years.

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