Generac Solar Power Systems

The Generac Solar Power Systems litigation, centralized before Judge Lynn S. Adelman in the Eastern District of Wisconsin in June 2023, consolidates marketing, sales-practices, and products-liability claims concerning home solar power and battery-storage systems that allegedly failed to perform as marketed or malfunctioned after installation. At 8 total actions filed, this is one of the smallest active federal dockets, and the claim base is oriented around consumer economic loss — replacement and repair costs, lost energy savings, and diminished property value — rather than bodily injury, which is why it is financed as a commercial litigation matter rather than a mass tort.

Funding availability in a docket this small and this early is necessarily limited by the absence of any bellwether or settlement track record; a funder evaluating a claim or small group of claims here is underwriting the specific product-performance and installation documentation for those systems rather than pricing against docket-wide comparables. Warranty terms, installation records, and documented system failures or safety incidents are the central diligence items.

For a firm considering financing tied to this litigation, the more relevant structuring question is often whether the claims are better pursued as coordinated consumer-protection or breach-of-warranty theories than as a large-scale mass tort, given the modest claim volume. Criterica Capital's commercial litigation finance product is the applicable structure here, and firms evaluating broader renewable-energy or consumer-product-defect exposure may also find portfolio finance relevant as claim volume develops. A structural brief on the litigation is available through Criterica Intelligence.

Pre-settlement funding is a non-recourse purchase of a portion of the proceeds of a pending legal claim — not a loan. If the case does not result in a recovery, nothing is owed. Rates, fees, and repayment terms are disclosed in full in the funding agreement, which the applicant’s attorney reviews before signing. Availability and terms vary by state.