PacifiCorp is facing more lawsuits stemming from last September’s devastating wildfires in Oregon.
The latest suits, filed in Marion County circuit court, are along the lines of earlier claims that the electric utility could have prevented the Beachie Creek fire that ravaged communities in the Santiam Canyon east of Salem.
In each of the two new suits, dozens of plaintiffs seek $750 million from the Berkshire Hathaway-owned company.