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The award came after a 'mini trial' that was the first in a series to determine compensation for some 5,000 fire victims of four megafires in 2020.
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 14, 2023--
A jury decided Wednesday that PacifiCorp should pay additional money to victims of four of Oregon’s Labor Day Fires by imposing punitive damages.
The oil company behind the Refugio Beach oil spill will pay $230 million in a settlement for a class-action lawsuit brought by fishermen and residents affected by the spill.
"The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 has agreed to pay $230 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by fishermen and property owners, court documents show."