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An Oregon Court of Appeals ruling this week accepted PacifiCorp’s argument the judge in a 2023 trial mistakenly told jurors it could assume evidence it heard about wildfire damages suffered by 17 homeowners also applied to a class of thousands of other plaintiffs.
The appellate judges sent what’s been called the James class action back to the trial court for reconsideration.
The 2023 jury found the Berkshire utility liable for negligently failing to shut down power lines during a powerful windstorm, contributing to four separate wildfires that caused significant property damage.
