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Lawsuit seeking wildfire damages from PacifiCorp can move forward, judge rules Today 6:30 AM A swingset and the remains of burned homes and a vehicle in Gates, Oregon on Sept. 13, 2020. The town of Gates, along the Santiam River was all but destroyed by fires sparked in the Santiam Canyon on Labor Day. Brooke Herbert / Staff Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian/OregonLiveBrooke Herbert/The Oregonian/OregonLive Facebook Share Plaintiffs in a lawsuit looking to hold PacifiCorp responsible for Labor Day wildfire damages scored a victory this week as a Multnomah County judge denied the utility’s mo...

The two lawsuits represent over 100 different people impacted by the Beachie Creek Fire.  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."  They also allege that PacifiCorp failed to heed warnings from the National Weather Service about the impending "historic" high winds and extreme drought conditions, the two law firms wrote in a statement.  Pacific Power said in a statement that it does not comment on p...