Oregon · Fire loss claim: what can I do?
Fire loss claim: what can I do?
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| Filing deadline | 2–6 years depending on claim typeORS §§ 12.110, 12.080(3) |
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Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Oregon?
Oregon: 2 years for personal injury, 6 years for property damage (ORS §§ 12.110, 12.080(3)). Discovery rule applies. Oregon's longer property damage SOL provides additional filing time for wildfire property claims. A lawyer can confirm yours.
Source: ORS §§ 12.110, 12.080(3)
Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
PacifiCorp wildfire litigation is concentrated in Lane, Jackson, and Marion County Circuit Courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland and Eugene). Oregon does not cap compensatory damages in negligence cases. The state follows a modified comparative fault system (ORS § 31.600) where recovery is reduced by the plaintiff's fault percentage. Oregon courts have rejected utility arguments that extreme wind events constitute unforeseeable 'acts of God' when utilities failed to implement available safety protocols.
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the Fire loss claim: what can I do? overview. This page covers the local information available for Oregon.
What happens when I check?
You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.
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- ORS §§ 12.110, 12.080(3)