2月5日，PacifiCorp 周三敦促俄勒冈州一家上诉法院撤销使这家伯克希尔-哈撒韦旗下公用事业公司面临 520 亿美元野火潜在赔偿责任的裁决。这家总部位于俄勒冈州波特兰市的公用事业公司拒绝了该州数千名民众的索赔要求，这些民众指控该公司在 2020 年劳动节周末的一场大风中因疏忽而没有关闭电线，从而引发了野火。
PacifiCorp 称，初审法官让四场野火（每场野火都相距超过 100 英里(161 千米)）的受害者在一起集体诉讼中起诉是错误的，其中包括一场被归咎于闪电的第五场野火造成的损害。公用事业公司还表示，法官不应该让陪审员对 "非经济 "损失（如精神痛苦）和财产损失进行赔偿。"这是一场悲剧。"PacifiCorp 的律师西奥多-布特拉斯（Theodore Boutrous）在俄勒冈州上诉法院的三位法官组成的合议庭上谈到野火时说："问题是我们如何高效地解决这些案件？这不是解决问题的方式。"伯克希尔公司于 2006 年以 51 亿美元收购了 PacifiCorp。
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