Salem Statesman Journal ( January 24, 2024) – A Portland jury on Tuesday awarded nine survivors of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day fires a total of $85 million in the latest court case against utility PacifiCorp. The award came after a “mini-trial” that lasted a little more than two weeks and was the first in a … Continued
KGW (January 23, 2024) – An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over its liability for the deadly blazes. “We … Continued
Business Wire (January 24, 2024) – A jury in Portland, Oregon awarded approximately $84 million in compensation from PacifiCorp to nine survivors of the fires that swept across Oregon on Labor Day 2020. The verdict, which consisted of $6 million in economic and $56 million in non-economic damages, translates to an award of more than … Continued
Hawaii News Now (January 25, 2024) – Wildfire victims in Oregon have been awarded multi-million-dollar emotional damage verdicts — in cases similar to what happened in Lahaina. The size of the damages could make fire victims in Hawaii hesitate to take early payouts from the recovery fund promoted by Gov. Josh Green. Juries in civil … Continued
FireRescue1 (January 25, 2024) – PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over its liability for the … Continued
Business News (January 27,2024) – Genetic testing company 23andMe is being accused of failing to protect the privacy of customers whose personal information was exposed in a data breach last year that affected nearly seven million profiles. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in San Francisco on Friday, also accused the company of … Continued
Claims Journal (January 26, 2024) – An Oregon jury awarded $85 million to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over its liability for the deadly blazes. “We … Continued
The New York Times (January 26, 2024) – The genetic testing company 23andMe is being accused in a class-action lawsuit of failing to protect the privacy of customers whose personal information was exposed last year in a data breach that affected nearly seven million profiles. The lawsuit, which was filed on Friday in federal court … Continued
Law360 (January 26, 2024, 10:49 PM EST) — Hackers who pushed their way past 23andMe’s security systems in a data breach last year were after the personal information of Jewish and Chinese customers, but the biotechnology company hid that. Read more here.
The Center Square (November 2, 2023) – Shawn Davis, director of technical investigations with the law firm Edelson PC, testified that there are many issues with AI that need to be monitored, including involving next year’s elections. “There are concerns about AI-based tools being used to clone voices and images to impersonate candidates in the … Continued
