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Colorado's largest utility agrees to settle lawsuit over claims it sparked wildfire

By Ishan Thakore
Published September 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM EDT

Colorado's largest utility company has agreed to pay about $640 million to settle a lawsuit over liability for the state's most destructive wildfire, the Marshall fire in 2021.

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