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BakerHostetler, Watts Guerra and Arnold Gallagher Announce Willamette Valley Wineries Hire Fire Litigation Lawyers to Investigate Suing Pacific Power for Grape and Wine Losses Arising from the 2020 Labor Day Fires

Retrieved on: 
Friday, May 5, 2023
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The smoke ruined the majority of the 2020 harvest in the Willamette Valley, as well as the wineries’ wine sales and profits over the next several years.

Key Points: 
  • The smoke ruined the majority of the 2020 harvest in the Willamette Valley, as well as the wineries’ wine sales and profits over the next several years.
  • The investigation evaluates whether Pacific Power’s electrical system failed repeatedly in the Santiam Canyon during the record 2020 Labor Day windstorm and ignited 13 separate fires, with the resulting smoke choking residents throughout the Willamette Valley and saturating the 2020 grape harvest.
  • The wineries issued this joint statement:
    “These fires devastated our industry, and we believe it’s time we investigate seeking compensation.
  • The wineries’ legal team has already retained Oregon’s leading smoke taint expert as well as wine revenue loss experts.