PacifiCorp controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Large wildfire-related claims disclosed
PacifiCorp disclosed that it faced at least $46 billion in claims linked to four class-action complaints involving wildfires, making wildfire liability one of the company’s most consequential public controversies.
2023
Litigation over the 2020 Oregon wildfires
A jury ordered PacifiCorp to pay $70 million in punitive damages to 17 homeowners whose properties were affected by the 2020 Oregon wildfires. The litigation alleged that PacifiCorp’s conduct or equipment contributed to wildfire losses.
2020
Pacific Power sued over Oregon wildfires
Lawsuit filed
Three Pacific Northwest law firms filed a class action lawsuit against Pacific Power and its parent company, alleging that they failed to shut down power lines despite dangerous wildfire conditions. The lawsuit also alleges that energized power lines sparked some fires; the article does not report a court determination of those claims.
Source excerpt
The wildfires destroyed several thousand homes and killed nine people in Oregon and two in northern California.
Three Pacific Northwest law firms have filed a class action lawsuit against the Pacific Power utility and its parent company, claiming they failed to shut down its power lines despite historically high winds and extremely dangerous wildfire conditions.
The lawsuit accused the company of negligence for keeping power lines on amid high winds and concerning wildfire conditions.