Lawsuit seeking wildfire damages from PacifiCorp can move forward, judge rules Today 6:30 AM A swingset and the remains of burned homes and a vehicle in Gates, Oregon on Sept. 13, 2020. The town of Gates, along the Santiam River was all but destroyed by fires sparked in the Santiam Canyon on Labor Day. Brooke Herbert / Staff Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian/OregonLiveBrooke Herbert/The Oregonian/OregonLive Facebook Share Plaintiffs in a lawsuit looking to hold PacifiCorp responsible for Labor Day wildfire damages scored a victory this week as a Multnomah County judge denied the utility’s motions to transfer the case, strike its class action allegations and dismiss several of the underlying claims.