November 20, 2025 3:30 a.m. 

PacifiCorp has announced that it has reached a $150 million settlement with 1,434 plaintiffs associated with the Labor Day 2020 fires.

A Pacific Power release said, since 2020, the company has settled nearly 4,200 wildfire claims for $1.6 billion, which represents 70 percent of the individual claims in Oregon and California. The vast majority of the remaining claims are a part of the James class action litigation.

Pacific Power President Ryan Flynn said, “We are doing the responsible thing, and we are gratified to resolve these claims to provide plaintiffs with some closure to move on”. Flynn said, “The process that led to this settlement represents the fairest and most efficient way to resolve wildfire litigation. Class action litigation is costly, complex, takes several years to run its course and is a barrier to reasonable outcomes”

The release said PacificCorp remains willing to settle all outstanding reasonable claims related to the Echo Mountain, 242 and South Obenchain fires. Nearly 20 percent of plaintiffs in the James class action have now settled with PacifiCorp.

Due to the compelling findings in the Oregon Department of Forestry report that concluded PacifiCorp’s assets did not initiate or contribute to the Beachie Creek/Santiam Creek fire, the company will continue to actively defend against those claims.

Plaintiffs in the settlement are represented by the Warren Allen, Swigart Law Group and Spreter/Petiprin law firms.

The release said the settlement not only provides relief for those impacted by the Labor Day 2020 fires but also is a critical step in stabilizing the financial health of the company and ensuring the delivery of safe and reliable power to over 2 million customers across six states, including 630,000 in Oregon.