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.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: James, et al.,
Defense: PacifiCorp

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

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:51	Break
00:22:49	Opening Statement	Sribhibhadh, Natida
00:53:41	Opening Statement	Trehan, Rajan
01:16:46	Witness Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Little, Richard	In Person
02:15:36	Witness Cross Examination	Daniels, Brad	Little, Richard	In Person
02:34:55	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Daniels, Brad	Little, Richard	In Person
00:06:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Daniels, Brad	Little, Richard	In Person
00:11:32	General Case Activities
00:12:47	Witness Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Little, Patricia	In Person
00:28:32	Witness Cross Examination	Daniels, Brad	Little, Patricia	In Person
00:34:32	Witness Direct Examination	Wagner, Jen	Ramsey, Amaya	In Person
01:20:15	Break
01:38:27	Witness Direct Examination	Wagner, Jen	Ramsey, Amaya	In Person
01:45:52	Witness Cross Examination	Xiao, Stephanie	Ramsey, Amaya	In Person
02:23:52	Break
02:32:41	Witness Cross Examination	Xiao, Stephanie	Ramsey, Amaya	In Person
02:40:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wagner, Jen	Ramsey, Amaya	In Person
02:50:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Osborn, Sarah	Harvison, Lillie	In Person
00:54:57	Witness Cross Examination	Behrens, Michael	Harvison, Lillie	In Person
01:31:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Osborn, Sarah	Harvison, Lillie	In Person
01:33:30	Break
01:56:02	Witness Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Kent, Glen	In Person
02:51:51	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Kent, Glen	In Person
00:17:32	Witness Cross Examination	Behrens, Michael	Kent, Glen	In Person
00:51:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Kent, Glen	In Person
00:56:38	Witness Direct Examination	Osborn, Sarah	Zade, Jordan	In Person
01:21:13	Break
01:53:45	Witness Direct Examination	Osborn, Sarah	Zade, Jordan	In Person
01:56:03	Witness Cross Examination	Behrens, Michael	Zade, Jordan	In Person
02:04:48	Witness Direct Examination	Sribhibhadh, Natida	Allen, Rick	In Person
02:41:53	Witness Cross Examination	Daniels, Brad	Allen, Rick	In Person
03:06:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sribhibhadh, Natida	Allen, Rick	In Person
03:09:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sribhibhadh, Natida	Goodenough, Anette	In Person
00:15:58	Witness Cross Examination	Daniels, Brad	Goodenough, Anette	In Person
00:27:18	Witness Direct Examination	Wagner, Jen	Hundt, Angel	In Person
01:19:03	Break
01:35:55	Witness Cross Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Hundt, Angel	In Person
02:03:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wagner, Jen	Hundt, Angel	In Person
02:12:48	Witness Direct Examination	Osborn, Sarah	Krohn, Leslie	In Person
03:12:43	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Krohn, Leslie	In Person
00:27:46	Witness Direct Examination		McGowan, Bruce	Video Recording
01:22:51	Break
01:50:51	Witness Direct Examination	Osborn, Sarah	Lee, Julia	In Person
02:09:36	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Lee, Julia	In Person
02:15:12	Witness Direct Examination	Sribhibhadh, Natida	Wescott, Gerry	In Person
02:51:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sribhibhadh, Natida	Wescott, Gerry	In Person
00:16:11	Witness Cross Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Wescott, Gerry	In Person
01:01:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sribhibhadh, Natida	Wescott, Gerry	In Person
01:04:26	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Wescott, Gerry	In Person
01:08:21	Break
01:28:32	Witness Direct Examination	Osborn, Sarah	Unruh, Beverly	In Person
02:19:16	Witness Cross Examination	Sondag, Samantha	Unruh, Beverly	In Person
02:45:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Osborn, Sarah	Unruh, Beverly	In Person
02:48:31	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Kosel, Jerome	In Person
01:12:44	Break
01:29:40	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Kosel, Jerome	In Person
01:54:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Kosel, Jerome	In Person
01:58:34	Witness Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Kosel, Michelle	In Person
02:21:40	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Kosel, Michelle	In Person
02:40:01	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Guyton, Dr. Michelle Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:34:08	Break
01:52:28	Witness Direct Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Guyton, Dr. Michelle Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:23:03	Witness Cross Examination	Wagner, Jen	Guyton, Dr. Michelle Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:57:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Trehan, Rajan	Guyton, Dr. Michelle Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:06:38	Witness Direct Examination	Daniels, Brad	Millkey, Dr. Alexander PsyD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:41:48	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dreher, William	Millkey, Dr. Alexander PsyD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:03:45	Witness Direct Examination	Behrens, Michael	Therson, Danielle	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:40:47	Witness Cross Examination	Wagner, Jen	Therson, Danielle	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:47:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Behrens, Michael	Therson, Danielle	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:48:34	Witness Direct Examination	Dreher, William	Kent, Glen		In Person
00:56:09	Break
01:19:34	Witness Direct Examination	Wagner, Jen	Samuelson, Dr. Kristin	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:14:22	Witness Cross Examination	Dixon, Douglas	Samuelson, Dr. Kristin	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:54:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wagner, Jen	Samuelson, Dr. Kristin	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:57:37	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

JUL

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

JUL

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

In Re: PacifiCorp

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:35	Closing Statement	Dreher, William
01:52:30	Break
02:06:13	Closing Statement	Trehan, Rajan
03:56:05	Closing Statement	Dreher, William
04:11:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:49	Break
		00:06:38	Reading of the Verdict
		00:11:09	General Case Activities
		00:14:07	End of Session