April 8 (Reuters) - An Oregon appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of PacifiCorp, issuing a decision that could reduce damages owed by the Berkshire Hathaway-owned utility over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020.
The Oregon Court of Appeals in Salem said a trial judge overseeing the so-called James litigation erred in instructing jurors that they could assume that evidence at trial applied to all class members. It said this error was prejudicial to PacifiCorp.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York)
