Court Upholds Terms of Arbitration Agreement

In the case of Caplinger v. Power Home Solar, LLC, No. CI-24-01474 (C.P. Lanc. Co. Brown, J.), the court sustained a Defendant’s Preliminary Objections and held that a valid, enforceable Arbitration Agreement existed between the parties and covered the dispute in controversy.

As such, the court ruled that, under the terms of the agreement, the parties were bound to participate in a binding Arbitration as opposed to this litigation.

According to the Opinion, this matter arose out of a contractual dispute regarding the installation of solar panels on the Plaintiff’s property. During the course of the work, a fire originated in the area where the Defendants had performed the work. The Plaintiffs sued in negligence and breach of contract.

As noted above, based upon the contractual agreement, the court sustained the Defendant’s Preliminary Objections and dismissed the case after finding that the contract between the parties contained a valid Arbitration clause.

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Source: The Legal Intelligencer Common Pleas Case Alert, www.Law.com (July 9, 2026).

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