Settlement Status
On August 25, 2023, Keller Rohrback filed its first complaint, Hughes v. Xcel Energy, Inc., against Xcel Energy and subsequently filed six additional complaints. In total, those seven complaints included over 550 plaintiffs. The cases were consolidated with the lead case, Kupfner v. Xcel Energy, Inc., before Judge Christopher C. Zenisek in the District Court of Boulder County.
Keller Rohrback served as Liaison Counsel and on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for the individual plaintiffs.
On September 24, 2025, just ahead of trial, the parties reached a settlement. Pursuant to the agreement, Xcel paid $640 million without admitting liability for the Marshall Fire. The settlement, which also included Qwest Corp. and Teleport Communications America, resolved claims brought by individual plaintiffs, insurance companies, and public entities impacted by the fire. The resolution avoided what was anticipated to be a lengthy and complex trial.
