Berkshire-Owned PacifiCorp Wins Ruling That Could Reduce Oregon Wildfire Damages April 9, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel An appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Berkshire Hathaway’s PacifiCorp unit over a series of Oregon wildfires in...
Buffett Utility Reaches Oregon Wildfire Deal With Nearly 1,500 Victims November 20, 2025 By Michelle Ma and Alexandre Rajbhandari Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp said it has reached a $150 million settlement with 1,434 plaintiffs associated with the 2020 Labor...
Mounting Oregon Wildfire Claims Threaten Ratings of Berkshire’s PacifiCorp November 13, 2025 By Rachel Graf A Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.-owned utility is at risk of losing its investment-grade credit rating as it expects to have...
Xcel to Pay About $640 Million Over 2021 Colorado Wildfire September 25, 2025 By Josh Saul and Lauren Rosenthal Utility Xcel Energy Inc. agreed to pay about $640 million to resolve claims that its power lines contributed to the...
Buffett’s Oregon Utility Says Fire Lawsuits Pose Shutdown Risk September 8, 2025 By Peter Blumberg Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp says ongoing litigation from massive wildfires in 2020 that exposed the company to billions of dollars...
Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power October 8, 2024 By Mark Chediak A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning...
Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion by Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms July 22, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine...
Oregon Utility Regulator Rejects PacifiCorp Request to Limit Liability in Wildfire Suits June 4, 2024 Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. Under the...
Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Now Faces $30B Claim Demand in Oregon Wildfires May 1, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp now faces a demand for $30 billion from victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, an...
Pacificorp Ordered to Pay Oregon Wildfire Victims Another $42M March 8, 2024 A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on...