PacifiCorp agrees to $299 million settlement for Southern Oregon wildfire

PacifiCorp Agrees to Pay out $299 Million in Labor Day Fire Lawsuit

Electricity company PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $299 million to some of the victims affected by the 2020 wildfires in southern Oregon, ending one of several lawsuits alleging the utility is partly responsible for the destruction. In a Dec. 5 press release, PacifiCorp said it had reached a nearly $300 million settlement agreement with 463 plaintiffs impacted by the 2020 Archie Creek fire in Douglas County, Oregon. In an accompanying statement, t…

PacifiCorp agrees to pay $299M in 2020 wildfire case

The settlement follows the utility's request to limit its future wildfire liability.

PacifiCorp agrees to $299 million settlement for Southern Oregon wildfire

PacifiCorp, the parent company of the Oregon electric utility Pacific Power, will pay out $299 million to settle lawsuits related to a 2020 wildfire in Southern Oregon that destroyed around 170 homes.Tuesday’s settlement, first reported by Bloomberg, resolves years of legal wrangling over the Archie Creek Fire, which burned more than 130,000 acres along the North Umpqua River near Glide, Oregon.Lawsuits brought against Pacific Power claimed that…