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The Oregon Court of Appeals in Salem could reduce PacifiCorp's liability from wildfires.
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that jurors should not assume evidence applies to all class members.
KEY POINTS
- The appeals court returned the case to the trial judge to reconsider if a single class is appropriate.
- PacifiCorp's wildfire liability could be reduced from tens of billions of dollars due to this decision.
- PacifiCorp has already settled about $2.2 billion with 4,600 wildfire claimants and paid $575 million to the U.S. government.
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