2017

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Spencer Lucas, Brian Panish, Tom Schultz and Jake Douglass obtained a confidential $30,000,000 settlement for a 31-year-old man who was catastrophically injured in a freeway crash. On October 14, 2014, a tractor-trailer driver employed by a staffing agency lost control of his vehicle while speeding onto a freeway… read more

In a case assigned through pro bono law firm Public Counsel, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorney Austin Ward and Shannon Pagel Ward of The Aarons Law Firm obtained asylum for a young Guatemalan woman who fled her country after suffering brutal violence at the hand of her brother-in-law for more than a decade. Her abuser,… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP has been recognized in The National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyers report as among one of the 50 law firms in the country with the largest total recoveries over a 12-month period ending July 1, 2016. The top 50 firms had a total of $11.2 billion in settlements and verdicts.  

PSBR attorneys Adam Shea and Ryan Casey obtained a $7,500,000 settlement for a man severely injured in a major-impact collision with a vehicle driven by a commercial farming employee. On March 5, 2013, Plaintiff was driving his car northbound on a two-lane street when a commercial farming corporation vehicle traveling eastbound blew through a stop… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Adam Shea, Kevin Boyle, Rahul Ravipudi, Deborah Chang, Daniel Dunbar, Spencer Lucas, Peter Polos, and Tom Schultz have been selected as 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers by the annual publication which rates outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  … read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP’s $13,935,550 jury verdict against the County of Los Angeles for a young man who suffered extensive injuries as a result of a county employee’s negligence has been recognized by the Daily Journal as one of 2016’s Top Verdicts by Impact.  Jake Newland, 19, was walking on a Norwalk, California sidewalk… read more

Motor vehicle collisions are a leading cause of death in the United States, with pedestrians and bicyclists the most vulnerable users of the road. Young children are particularly at risk as they travel to and from school. In an effort to bring awareness to the dangers surrounding school zones in California, Panish | Shea |… read more

On March 10, 2006, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP founding partner Brian Panish appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, including then-Senator Jeff Sessions, to testify about defective products and corporate accountability. Mr. Sessions was confirmed as the new United States Attorney General on February 8, 2017. Mr. Panish obtained a $4.9 billion verdict in 1999 in a case against… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is honored to be named a member of The Forum: America’s 25 Most Influential Law Firms for 2016 by The Trial Lawyer, the official publication of The National Trial Lawyers. The 25 firms recognized for this distinction were chosen from nominations by the magazine’s readers, and reflect law firms… read more

Brian Panish and Spencer Lucas of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP are among the featured panelists participating in Pepperdine School of Law’s Second Annual Southern California Trial Lawyers Conference on Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Malibu. The conference seeks to highlight those fighting for justice for consumers, and Pepperdine School of Law’s contribution to… read more

Damon Harrington, the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of California Berkeley, has been let go from the Cal football organization after the school hired Justin Wilcox as its head coach. Harrington had created and oversaw the workout that led to the collapse and tragic death of 21-year-old Ted Agu, a defensive lineman… read more

PSBR attorneys Rahul Ravipudi, Tom Schultz and John Shaller obtained a $8.25 million settlement for a young woman severely injured when she was struck by an SUV as she attempted to enter her vehicle. On January 24, 2015, Plaintiff Kristina Diamantoni legally parked her vehicle in a designated parking lane on 26th Street just south… read more