▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁F aked ▁sales ▁numbers ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁former ▁employees ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁Sol ar City , ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁had ▁approved ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁" f ake ▁sales ▁accounts ", ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁" un reason ably ▁high ▁valu ation ▁of ▁Sol ar City " ▁for ▁invest ors . ▁After ▁inform ing ▁management , ▁including ▁CE O ▁El on ▁Mus k , ▁of ▁these ▁inc idents , ▁the ▁employees ▁were ▁fired , ▁which ▁they ▁argue ▁contra ven es ▁California ' s ▁wh ist leb lower ▁protection ▁laws . ▁A ▁T es la ▁sp okes man ▁has ▁so ▁far ▁denied ▁these ▁alleg ations . ▁ ▁Wal mart ▁law suit ▁Sol ar City ▁installed ▁and ▁man ages ▁solar ▁pan els ▁on ▁the ▁roof s ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 4 0 ▁Wal mart ▁stores . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Wal mart ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁T es la , ▁seeking ▁re imb urs ement ▁for ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁in ▁dam ages ▁and ▁release ▁from ▁contract s , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁fires ▁on ▁the ▁roof s ▁of ▁seven ▁of ▁those ▁stores ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁were ▁caused ▁by ▁Sol ar City ' s ▁" neg lig ent ▁installation ▁and ▁maintenance ". ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Wal mart ▁Inc ▁has ▁agreed ▁to ▁sett le ▁its ▁legal ▁dispute