The class action suit claims that PacifiCorp’s equipment started several of the devastating wildfires that burned across Oregon during a historic wind event in 2020.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Jury selection began Monday for a trial in which utility company PacifiCorp will have to defend itself against claims that its negligence resulted in several of the devastating wildfires that burned across Oregon during a historic wind event in September 2020.
The class action lawsuit was first filed at the end of September 2020, shortly after the fires, by a Linn County couple who lost their homes to the Beachie Creek Fire. The complaint grew to include survivors
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