A Texas-based company is suing several Penobscot County businesses for a total of nearly $2 million, alleging they didn’t pay multiple Penobscot County businesses for construction work they did on various solar installations.
Ox Services LLC filed three lawsuits alleging that multiple companies were unjustly enriched and breached their contracts by not paying for these services. Attorney Greg Frame said the company provided labor to install the solar panels at three locations.
Ox Services wants a judge to order the companies to pay $1.98 million, plus interest and attorney fees, according to lawsuits filed last week in Penobscot County Superior Court.
AUI Partners, Smoke River LLC and MN8 Energy Operating Co. named in all three suits along with other defendants specific to each case.
One lawsuit alleges that about $871,200 is owed to three companies and a fourth entity, Crane Bros., which owns a potato farm in Exeter.
In another lawsuit, Vambutas Land Company LLC is mentioned along with three companies. They are accused of failing to pay about $694,100.
Wambutas only leases the land, a company representative said when reached by phone Thursday. He said the company had no further comment. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the company is registered to transport agricultural and dry materials.
The latest lawsuit alleges that Paula Whitney and the three companies owe $414,325 in debt related to the solar farm in Glenburn.
None of the companies named in the lawsuits responded to requests for comment.