In Re: PacifiCorp Trial 15

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
Defense: PacifiCorp

Judge: Adele Ridenour
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial District of Oregon
Court: Multnomah County Courthouse

Industry: Energy
Practice Area: Negligence, Real Property, Energy Law

Plaintiff

Defense

PacifiCorp

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:51	Opening Statement	Rabin, Shawn
01:07:04	Opening Statement	Daniels, Brad
01:34:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walter, Henry	Black, Robert	In Person
00:20:00	Witness Cross Examination	Healy, Melissa	Black, Robert	In Person
00:36:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walter, Henry	Black, Robert	In Person
00:40:16	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Edge, Diamond	In Person
00:42:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Edge, Diamond	In Person
00:18:02	Break
00:56:27	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Edge, Diamond	In Person
01:10:33	Witness Cross Examination	Bish, J. Alexander	Edge, Diamond	In Person
01:29:03	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Edgerton, Guy	In Person
01:46:37	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

In Re: PacifiCorp Trial 15

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:01	Witness Direct Examination	Kelso, Michael	Young, Cora	In Person
01:07:35	Witness Cross Examination	Healy, Melissa	Young, Cora	In Person
01:34:53	Break
01:55:39	Witness Direct Examination	Kelso, Michael	Young, Robert	In Person
02:21:17	Witness Cross Examination	Healy, Melissa	Young, Robert	In Person
02:29:15	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Nordmo, Stacey	In Person
03:11:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Cross Examination	Healy, Melissa	Nordmo, Stacey	In Person
00:13:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Nordmo, Stacey	In Person
00:16:02	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Nordmo, Erick	In Person
00:55:30	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Muniz, Kevin	In Person
01:03:37	Break
01:19:16	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Muniz, Kevin	In Person
02:08:59	Witness Cross Examination	Daniels, Brad	Muniz, Kevin	In Person
02:29:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Muniz, Kevin	In Person
02:30:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:05	Witness Direct Examination	Kelso, Michael	Smith, Miranda	In Person
00:30:16	Break
00:41:11	Witness Direct Examination	Kelso, Michael	Smith, Miranda	In Person
01:18:36	Break
01:59:28	Witness Cross Examination	Daniels, Brad	Smith, Miranda	In Person
02:15:19	Witness Direct Examination	Kelso, Michael	Shellabarger, Robert	In Person
02:36:47	Witness Cross Examination	Daniels, Brad	Shellabarger, Robert	In Person
02:57:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kelso, Michael	Shellabarger, Robert	In Person
03:09:39	Witness Direct Examination		Black, Robert	In Person
03:24:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Fire, Dustin	Edgerton, Guy	In Person
00:14:07	Witness Cross Examination	Bish, J. Alexander	Edgerton, Guy	In Person
00:28:56	Witness Direct Examination	Kelso, Michael	Hamlin, Robin	In Person
01:31:28	Break
01:53:29	Witness Cross Examination		Hamlin, Robin	In Person
02:02:24	General Case Activities
02:03:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:54:19	Closing Statement	Rabin, Shawn
02:25:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:47	Closing Statement	Rabin, Shawn
00:59:16	Closing Statement	Daniels, Brad
02:19:39	Break
02:35:25	Closing Statement	Rabin, Shawn
02:56:42	General Case Activities
03:11:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:39	Reading of the Verdict
		00:07:41	General Case Activities
		00:09:24	End of Session