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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: PacifiCorp
Current Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
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Penalty: $178,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: June 3, 2024
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: utility safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Wildfire Liability
Violation Description: PacifiCorp agreed to pay $178 million to settle more than 400 lawsuits brought by claimants who opted out of a class action concerning the utility's role in a cluster of fires that burned more than a million acres of land in Oregon in 2020.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Multnomah County (OR) Circuit Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.