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PacifiCorp, Archie Creek and U.S. government

Feds sue PacifiCorp for damages from 2020 Archie Creek fire

PacifiCorp has already settled multiple lawsuits brought by victims of the Archie Creek fire and other wildfires in 2020, including a suit that the company settled for $29.2 million in March and another it settled in June for $178 million.

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U.S. government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Archie Creek fire in Douglass Co.

The federal government has filed a lawsuit against PacifiCorp for negligence over the 2020 Labor Day fires, alleging that they failed to maintain the equipment that sparked the fires. The Archie Creek Fire burned more than 130,

KOIN Portland on MSN · 2d

Federal government sues PacifiCorp over ‘negligence’ in 2020 Labor Day wildfires

According to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Oregon on Thursday, the utility company’s negligence is what led to Douglas County’s devastating Archie Creek Fire. Court documents show the fire ignited early on Sept. 8, 2020, and wasn’t fully contained until Oct. 31 — when it had already burned more than 130,000 acres of land.

The Business Journals · 1d

Feds sue PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire

The suit is yet another wildfire liability challenge for Oregon's second-largest electricity provider, which is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate.

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Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire, as the costs of fires to the company climb

The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire ...

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Rural Oregon Communities Have a 100+ Year Old Approach to Fighting Wildfire. A New ‘Era of Fire’ Makes Some Worry for the Future.

Archie Creek Fire took place in the fall of 2020 in Douglas County, Oregon. (Photo by Rachael Pope / DFPA) “When I first started, a two or three thousand acre fire was a big fire,” McCarty ...

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