PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly five years after the Labor Day fires that killed multiple people and burned thousands of buildings, damage trials are still going , with Oregon wineries and vineyards are getting their due.

Attorneys for 93 wineries and vineyards said that PacifiCorp has agreed to a $125 million settlement. The group had sued the utility company in 2024, alleging smoke from the 2020 wildfires tainted their grapes and damaged any subsequent wine. They placed the blame on PacifiCorp not cutting power in time to prevent fires and smoke damage.

Attorney Robert Julian of BakerHostetler represented local wineries, saying that winemakers faced damages ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions.

"Some bottled and thought the smoke was gone, and it came out later," he s

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