U.S. government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Archie Creek fire in
The Archie Creek Fire burned more than 130,000 acres over six weeks, about half of which was federal land. SEE ALSO: The lawsuit states the company had a record of safety violations in the years ...
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Dec 25, 2024 · The federal government sued PacifiCorp last week over the Archie Creek Fire, which ignited in Oregon’s Douglas County in September 2020 and burned more than 200 square miles (520 square kilometers), about half of which was federal land. The complaint accuses the company of negligence for failing to maintain its power lines to prevent wildfires.
Archie Creek lawsuit sparks bill proposal | Archiecreek | nrtoday.com
6 days ago · In the wake of a reported lawsuit filed against Pacificorp, the parent company of Pacific Power, state lawmakers are preparing a bill for the coming legislature to prevent increases in utility...
Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Archie Creek Fire
5 days ago · The federal government is suing PacifiCorp and its subsidiary, Pacific Power, seeking to recover “hundreds of millions of dollars” in costs and damages from the Archie Creek Fire in Douglas...
Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire, as …
Dec 20, 2024 · The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire burned across more than 131,000 acres, about half of that federal land, according to the legal complaint filed Thursday.
Feds sue PacifiCorp for damages from 2020 Archie Creek fire
Dec 20, 2024 · The federal government sued PacifiCorp Thursday, claiming that negligence by Oregon’s second-largest energy company was responsible for the 2020 Archie Creek fire, court records show.
Feds sue PacifiCorp for damages from 2020 Archie Creek fire
The federal government sued PacifiCorp Thursday, claiming that negligence by Oregon’s second-largest energy company was responsible for the 2020 Archie Creek fire, court records show. 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 …
Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire, as …
Dec 19, 2024 · The legal complaint doesn’t say how much the Archie Creek cost the federal government, but PacifiCorp’s November financial report says the U.S. Department of Justice estimates the fire cost ...
$299 million: Oregon wildfire victims settle lawsuit against PacifiCorp
Dec 8, 2023 · The Archie Creek fire devastated communities along the North Umpqua River east of Roseburg, one of several massive blazes that broke out statewide amid the historic Labor Day 2020 windstorm.
PacifiCorp settles lawsuit with two families who were victims of Archie …
Nov 4, 2022 · In the case of Archie Creek, plaintiffs allege PacifiCorp reenergized a line downed in the storm that ultimately caused one of the two fires that merged into the larger conflagration.