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Government,
Environmental & Energy

Dec. 27, 2022

Siskiyou County sues Oregon power company over wildfire

The complaint shows plaintiff’s attorneys are adjusting to a 2019 California Supreme Court ruling limiting the state’s inverse condemnation law.

Siskiyou County sues Oregon power company over wildfire
Smoke from a wildfire over the Klamath National Forest in northern California on Aug. 16, 2022. New York Times News Service

Siskiyou County sued a power company over the McKinney Fire, which burned through the Klamath National Forest for six weeks this past summer.

The complaint filed Wednesday shows plaintiff’s attorneys are adjusting to a 2019 California Supreme Court ruling limiting the state’s inverse condemnation law.

“On Aug. 15, 2019, the Supreme Court of California published its holding for the City of Oroville v. Superior C...

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