In Re: Pacificorp

Summary

In this damages case against electric company PacifiCorp, plaintiff property owners seek to recover for losses they say they suffered in the widespread, 2020 "Labor Day Fire" in Oregon. A jury in an earlier case found defendant responsible for the fire because defendant failed to deactivate its power lines during a severe wind storm, causing the lines to ignite. Defendant maintains they had no duty to deactivate the lines.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiffs.
Total damages: $35,528,744.66

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Jeanyne James, et al.
Defense: PacifiCorp
Verdict: $35,528,745

Judge: Steffan Alexander
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial District of Oregon
Court: Multnomah County Courthouse

Industry: Energy
Practice Area: Real Property, Energy Law

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:58	Opening Statement	Ntchobo, Patrick
00:39:52	Opening Statement	Dixon, Douglas
01:06:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

17 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

MAY

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAY

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Rosinia, Nicholas	Wamsley, Preston	In Person
00:31:57	Witness Cross Examination	Ramfjord, Per	Wamsley, Preston	In Person
00:54:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosinia, Nicholas	Wamsley, Preston	In Person
01:02:30	Witness Direct Examination	Rosinia, Nicholas	Wamsley, Laura	In Person
01:39:55	Break
01:58:54	Witness Direct Examination	Rosinia, Nicholas	Wamsley, Laura	In Person
02:01:26	Witness Cross Examination	Ramfjord, Per	Wamsley, Laura	In Person
02:40:15	Witness Direct Examination	Rosinia, Nicholas	Perkins, Linda	In Person
03:26:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:06	Witness Direct Examination	Moghaddas, Ali	Ford, Wanda	In Person
00:48:57	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Ford, Wanda	In Person
01:04:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moghaddas, Ali	Ford, Wanda	In Person
01:09:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:21	Witness Direct Examination	Rosinia, Nicholas	Perkins, Linda		In Person
00:21:48	Break
00:36:37	Witness Cross Examination	Ramfjord, Per	Perkins, Linda		In Person
01:04:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosinia, Nicholas	Perkins, Linda		In Person
01:12:35	Witness Direct Examination	Daum, Schuyler	Keller, Brent	Other	In Person
01:54:44	Witness Cross Examination	Sondag, Samantha	Keller, Brent	Other	In Person
02:13:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Daum, Schuyler	Keller, Brent	Other	In Person
02:19:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Heiken, Marilyn	Eddy, Sherrie	In Person
00:32:27	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Eddy, Sherrie	In Person
01:04:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Heiken, Marilyn	Eddy, Sherrie	In Person
01:09:14	Witness Direct Examination	Ntchobo, Patrick	Morris, Mary	In Person
01:57:42	Break
02:21:13	Witness Cross Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Morris, Mary	In Person
03:35:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:22	Witness Direct Examination	Ntchobo, Patrick	Morris, Bruce		In Person
00:18:58	Witness Cross Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Morris, Bruce		In Person
00:37:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ntchobo, Patrick	Morris, Bruce		In Person
00:42:23	Witness Direct Examination	Webster, Landon	White, Claire		In Person
01:04:11	Witness Cross Examination	Xiao, Stephanie	White, Claire		In Person
01:22:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Webster, Landon	White, Claire		In Person
01:24:25	Break
01:56:31	Witness Direct Examination	Moghaddas, Ali	Martell, Troy		In Person
02:14:33	Witness Cross Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Martell, Troy		In Person
02:26:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moghaddas, Ali	Martell, Troy		In Person
02:33:31	Witness Direct Examination	Heiken, Marilyn	Cummings, Randeen	Real Estate	In Person
03:00:59	End of Session

In Re: Pacificorp

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:48	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Cummings, Randeen	Real Estate	In Person
00:10:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Heiken, Marilyn	Cummings, Randeen	Real Estate	In Person
00:13:31	Witness Direct Examination	Heiken, Marilyn	Laufer, Sonja	Real Estate	In Person
00:28:35	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Laufer, Sonja	Real Estate	In Person
00:33:59	Witness Direct Examination	Daum, Schuyler	Braun, Dr. David Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:57:54	Witness Cross Examination	Ramfjord, Per	Braun, Dr. David Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:11:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Daum, Schuyler	Braun, Dr. David Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:16:50	Break
01:42:49	General Case Activities
01:43:35	Witness Direct Examination	Moghaddas, Ali	Garcia, Adrienne		In Person
02:26:35	Witness Cross Examination	Sondag, Samantha	Garcia, Adrienne		In Person
02:54:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moghaddas, Ali	Garcia, Adrienne		In Person
02:57:14	Witness Direct Examination	Daum, Schuyler	Lamunyan, Charles	Economics & Accounting	In Person
03:20:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	Witness Cross Examination	Ramfjord, Per	Lamunyan, Charles	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:36:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Daum, Schuyler	Lamunyan, Charles	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:49:26	Witness Direct Examination	Ntchobo, Patrick	Samuel, Colleen		In Person
01:44:37	Break
02:05:12	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brittani	Samuel, Colleen		In Person
02:36:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ntchobo, Patrick	Samuel, Colleen		In Person
02:39:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:51	Witness Direct Examination	Ntchobo, Patrick	Best, Dr. Suzanne Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:04:30	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Best, Dr. Suzanne Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:36:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ntchobo, Patrick	Best, Dr. Suzanne Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:47:04	Break
02:02:48	Witness Direct Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Guyton, Dr. Michelle Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:15:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:18	Witness Direct Examination	Sondag, Samantha	Kleiner, William		In Person
00:18:10	Witness Cross Examination	Rosinia, Nicholas	Kleiner, William		In Person
00:32:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sondag, Samantha	Kleiner, William		In Person
00:35:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ramfjord, Per	Larrabee, Matthew	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:04:43	Witness Cross Examination	Daum, Schuyler	Larrabee, Matthew	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:22:11	Witness Direct Examination	Ramfjord, Per	Larrabee, Matthew	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:24:15	Break
01:49:15	General Case Activities
01:50:19	Witness Direct Examination	Nguyen, Quan	Millkey, Dr. Alexander PsyD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:19:27	Witness Cross Examination	Moghaddas, Ali	Millkey, Dr. Alexander PsyD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:30:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Nguyen, Quan	Millkey, Dr. Alexander PsyD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:33:57	Witness Direct Examination	Jackson, Brittani	Therson, Danielle	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:52:07	Witness Cross Examination	Ntchobo, Patrick	Therson, Danielle	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:05:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jackson, Brittani	Therson, Danielle	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:12:20	General Case Activities
03:13:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:30	Closing Statement	Rosinia, Nicholas
01:12:30	Break
01:31:27	Closing Statement	Dixon, Douglas
02:48:45	Break
03:03:19	Closing Statement	Ntchobo, Patrick
03:21:18	End of Session