In Re: Pacificorp

Summary

Damages trial related to the 2020 Labor Day Fire

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

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Sessions

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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