Trial began Monday, April 24, 2023, in the Oregon Labor Day fires class action against PacifiCorp. Plaintiffs allege that PacifiCorp, Oregon’s second largest utility, did not, and should have, shut off power during the extremely hot, dry and major windstorm event over Labor Day weekend in 2020.
The four specific fires in the lawsuit are the Santiam Canyon, Echo Mountain Complex, South Obenchain, and Two Four Two. The Multnomah County Oregon trial is expected to last at least eight weeks.
The case is James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 20-cv-33885.
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