US EditionPacifiCorp to pay $575M to resolve federal government’s claims over wildfires in Oregon, California
The $575 million settlement will reimburse firefighting costs and aid restoration of 290,000 acres of federal land after six wildfires allegedly started by PacifiCorp's power lines.
- The Department of Justice announced that PacifiCorp reached a $575 million settlement for damages from six wildfires in California and Oregon in 2020.
- The federal suit named six fires: the 242, South Obenchain, Echo Mountain Complex, Slater, McKinney, with four Oregon fires starting around Labor Day 2020 and the McKinney Fire beginning July 29, 2022.
- Settlement funds will repay fire-suppression costs and be distributed to the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to restore about 290,000 acres of burned public land.
- Despite the settlement, PacifiCorp continues to deny liability, with the company citing the need for cash and agreeing to sell Washington assets for $1.9 billion, according to the DOJ.
- More than 1,500 additional plaintiffs are scheduled for trial through March 2028, and nearly 90 percent of claims, totaling over $2.2 billion, have been settled, officials say.
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PacifiCorp to Pay $575 Million, Settle Wildfire Damage Claims
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and PacifiCorp have arrived at an agreement under which the utility company will pay $575 million to settle claims for damages caused by six wildfires in Oregon and California, the department said in a Feb. 20 statement. “The settlement resolves the United States’ claims that PacifiCorp’s electrical lines negligently started all six fires. The settlement monies will help repay the United States for the substantial…
PacifiCorp Settles $575 Million Wildfire Claims Amid Financial Pressure
PacifiCorp, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, reached a $575 million agreement with the U.S. government on Friday to settle allegations linked to six wildfires in Oregon and California.
PacificCorp reaches $575M settlement with feds over 2020 wildfires
PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $575 million in a settlement with the federal government over six wildfires in Oregon and California.Since 2020, the federal government has filed multiple lawsuits against PacifiCorp, an electrical utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway and the parent company of Pacific Power. The government accused PacifiCorp of negligence, alleging poorly maintained equipment sparked multiple fires that burned across thousands of acre…
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