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Jury finds PacifiCorp at fault for Santiam Canyon, Labor Day fires

www.statesmanjournal.com Jury finds PacifiCorp at fault for Santiam Canyon, Labor Day fires

The jury found the utility grossly negligent in causing the Santiam, Echo Mountain, 242 and South Obenchain fires that destroyed some 2,500 properties.

The 12-person jury found PacifiCorp negligent on all major counts, including gross negligence, for causing the Santiam, Echo Mountain, 242 and South Obenchain fires. The seven-week class action trial against Oregon’s second-largest utility was held at Multnomah County Courthouse.

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