Oregon Lawmakers to Introduce Bill Barring Utility Rate Increases Amid Unresolved Wildfire Lawsuits December 26, 2024 By Claire Rush Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they have...
Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion by Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms July 22, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine...
Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion By Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms July 19, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine...
Berkshire Utility Settles 403 More Fire Claims for $178 Million June 5, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp said it agreed to pay $178 million to 403 victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires,...
Oregon Utility Regulator Rejects PacifiCorp Request to Limit Liability in Wildfire Suits June 4, 2024 Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. Under the...
Oregon Wineries and Vineyards Seek $100M from PacifiCorp for Wildfire Smoke Damage May 31, 2024 By Claire Rush Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that...
Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Now Faces $30 Billion Fire Claim Demand April 30, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp now faces a demand for $30 billion from victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, an...
Buffett’s Oregon Fire Costs Grow as He Sours on Utilities March 6, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp was hit with at least another $29.3 million in damages for Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day fires,...
Berkshire Utility Sells $3.8 Billion Bond to Pay Wildfire Claims February 27, 2024 By Olivia Raimonde and Josh Saul Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp sold $3.8 billion of US investment-grade bonds to help fund settlement claims related to wildfires...
Oregon Jury Awards $85M to 9 Victims of Deadly 2020 Wildfires January 26, 2024 An Oregon jury awarded $85 million to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict...