Berkshire’s Pacificorp Pays $575M to Settle Oregon, California Wildfire Claims February 23, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. government damages claims related to...
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...
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...
Oregon Wildfire Prompts Evacuations and Closes Interstate June 12, 2025 A wildfire in Oregon prompted officials to issue evacuation orders for hundreds of homes and to close nearly 20 miles...
Oregon Wildfire Growing After Active Day June 27, 2024 A wildfire near La Pine, Oregon that has prompted evacuation orders grew to 3,889 acres on Thursday morning. The Darlene...
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...
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...
Oregon Wildfire Threatening over 7,000 Structures August 31, 2022 The Rum Creek Fire in remote southwest Oregon has burned nearly 18.75 square miles is threatening thousands of homes and...
Oregon Wildfire Burns More than 476 Square Miles July 19, 2021 Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews battling the nation’s largest wildfire over the weekend in...