Lawsuits seek over $1B from Pacific Power over wildfires Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, March 10, 2021 SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Two new lawsuits filed in Marion County seek more than $1 billion in damages from Pacific Power, claiming the utility’s negligence led to wildfires in the Santiam Canyon last year. The two lawsuits filed Wednesday represent over 100 people impacted by the Beachie Creek Fire, The Statesman Journal reported. The two law firms leading the effort, Edelson PC and Johnson Johnson Lucas and Middleton, say Pacific Power, doing businesses as PacifiCorp, “failed to safely design, operate, and maintain its infrastructure leading to the fire.”