2014

Brian Panish has been named to the Daily Journal’s 2014 list of the “Top 100 Lawyers in California.” The annual list honors the most influential attorneys in the state, and specifically those attorneys whose work has had a broad impact on the legal profession or the larger as a whole. In its profile of Mr…. read more

The National Law Journal has included Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP among the firms on its first list of America’s Elite Trial Lawyers. The list recognizes plaintiffs’ law firms that “are doing the most creative and substantial work on the plaintiffs side” and who “pulled in big victories in complex cases that have a… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, The Yerrid Law Firm And Jeffrey D. Murphy, Esq. Announce Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against UC Regents In Death Of Cal Football Player Ted Agu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oakland, California, August 5, 2014 The parents of Ted Agu, who was a 21-year-old student athlete and a member of the University… read more

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $19,786,818 to a man who suffered severe burn and traumatic brain injuries when his rental home exploded as a result of Southern California Gas Company (“SoCalGas”) negligence. The plaintiff was represented at trial by Kevin Boyle, Rahul Ravipudi and Robert Glassman of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi… read more

The City of Oxnard has agreed to pay $6,700,000 to the family of Alfonso Limon, Jr., an innocent 21-year old man who died on October 13, 2012 when Oxnard police officers shot him to death after allegedly mistaking him for a suspect they were pursuing after a traffic stop. The City of Oxnard and the… read more

UPDATE:  Jury upholds 15.3 million dollar verdict. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Spencer Lucas and Patrick Gunning obtained a $15,313,703 verdict for a woman and her young daughter after the woman suffered a burst fracture of her vertebra after the bus she was riding on went over a speed bump at… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish and Deborah Chang, along with co-counsel Greg Vanni of Thon Beck Vanni Callahan & Powell, obtained a $8,100,000 settlement for a 47-year-old man injured when his motorcycle hit a paper roll in a lane of traffic.  Sergio Jolon, was riding his motorcycle on the freeway one… read more

PSBR attorneys Kevin Boyle, Deborah Chang, Spencer Lucas, Brian Panish, Peter Polos, Rahul Ravipudi and Adam Shea were all selected as Southern California Super Lawyers by the annual publication which rates outstanding lawyers “who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.” Panish was also named among the Top Ten Super Lawyers in… read more

In Burton v. Platinum Limousine, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP LLP attorneys Deborah Chang and Brian Panish, and co-counsel Kenneth Meyer, obtained a $6,000,000 settlement for a 22-year-old man who suffered catastrophic injuries, including a degloving injury from his chest to his knees, when he was struck in a crosswalk by a bus owned by… read more

In Stewart v. Westcoast Bulk Transportation, Inc. – Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Tom Schultz and Spencer Lucas, along with co-counsel Curtis Floyd of Floyd & Horrigan, obtained a $5,000,000-policy limits settlement following closing arguments at trial for the family of a man killed when he was crushed by a tractor-trailer while performing… read more

In recent months, the results of multiple studies of testosterone medications have shown that these drugs are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke. In February 2014, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to add a “black box” warning to the labels for… read more

In the United States, many people are looking forward to the long weekend afforded by President’s Day.  In Canada, though, citizens will be off work for Family Day.  A new report has been issued by the Insurance Bureau of Canada offering safety tips that anyone using the day off to spend outdoors with family could… read more