Panel:  Senior Challenging $52,000 Solar Panel Loan Not Required To Arbitrate

( February 5, 2024, 4:15 PM EST) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California appellate panel affirmed a judge’s refusal to compel arbitration of a senior citizen’s lawsuit against a solar panel installation company and an affiliated lending company for violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws, finding that no valid arbitration agreement was entered and that the woman did not appear to have signed or understood that she had entered a $52,000 loan contract....