A federal judge dismissed a negligence claim in the U.S. government’s lawsuit against Berkshire Hathaway’s PacifiCorp unit, seeking over $900 million in damages from a 2020 Oregon wildfire. The judge said the government didn’t prove how PacifiCorp’s lack of care caused the fire, but can try to replead the claim. PacifiCorp faces multiple private lawsuits blaming its equipment for other wildfires, with expected losses of $2.75 billion. Berkshire admitted mistakes in not protecting PacifiCorp from wildfire liability.

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