"Oregon Jury Awards $85 Million to Wildfire Victims in PacifiCorp Lawsuit"

A jury in Portland, Ore., has awarded $85 million to nine people affected by the devastating wildfires that ravaged communities and burned millions of acres in September 2020. The verdict is the latest legal development against electric utility company PacifiCorp, which was found liable for damages for not cutting power to its customers during the wildfires. The utility company, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, plans to appeal the case and could face billions of dollars in liability to the homeowners. The wildfires in September 2020 killed at least nine people and burned more than five million acres in three states.