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...
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...
Berkshire Utility Settles 403 More Fire Claims for $178 Million June 5, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp said it agreed to pay $178 million to 403 victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires,...
Oregon Wineries and Vineyards Seek $100M from PacifiCorp for Wildfire Smoke Damage May 31, 2024 By Claire Rush Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that...
Buffett’s Oregon Fire Costs Grow as He Sours on Utilities March 6, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp was hit with at least another $29.3 million in damages for Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day fires,...
Berkshire Utility Sells $3.8 Billion Bond to Pay Wildfire Claims February 27, 2024 By Olivia Raimonde and Josh Saul Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp sold $3.8 billion of US investment-grade bonds to help fund settlement claims related to wildfires...
Verdict in Oregon Wildfires Case Highlights Risks Utilities Face amid Climate Change June 20, 2023 By Claire Rush PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A jury verdict that found an Oregon power company liable for devastating wildfires – and potentially...
PacifiCorp Could Be on the Hook for Billions After Jury Verdict in Oregon Wildfires June 14, 2023 By Andrew Selsky and Gene Johnson PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A jury in Oregon on Monday found the electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires...
Oregon Wildfire Sparks Eruption Comparisons September 8, 2017 By GILLIAN FLACCUS and NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS People in Oregon covered their faces with scarves to keep choking ash from wildfires from filling their lungs and wiped...
Multiple Wildfires Burn in Oregon; 4,500 Residents Evacuated September 1, 2017 By GILLIAN FLACCUS Wildfires in Oregon are burning an area roughly equivalent to half the state of Rhode Island, affecting air quality throughout...