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accession: "0001081316-26-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001081316"
company_name: "BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:39:35.695841+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "positive"
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oregon Court of Appeals reverses June 2023 wildfire verdict against PacifiCorp, remands for further proceedings

## Summary
- Oregon Court of Appeals reversed June 2023 class-action verdict against PacifiCorp for 2020 wildfires, citing erroneous jury instruction that prejudiced PacifiCorp.
- The trial court had found PacifiCorp grossly negligent and willful; the reversal vacates that liability finding for all class members.
- Case remanded; trial court may reconsider class certification. Most proceedings stayed except ongoing damage trial No. 22 and mediation.
- PacifiCorp evaluating impact; opinion did not rule on majority of other appealed issues.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001081316-26-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001081316
- company_name: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1081316/000108131626000009/0001081316-26-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75594/000108131626000009/bhe-20260408.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001081316-26-000009.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.