Dispute over $2.2 billion to thousands of wildfire survivors heads to Oregon Supreme Court

(OPB) The Oregon Court of Appeals will also weigh whether to allow a judge who previously represented PacifiCorp to stay on the case.

A long-running PacifiCorp wildfire lawsuit is heading to Oregon’s highest court.

The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to review a class-action lawsuit over PacifiCorp’s role in four wildfires that burned over the 2020 Labor Day weekend.

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