2020

Four years ago, California led the way with an unprecedented type of restraining order: the Gun Violence Restraining Order. More recently, in October 2019, the governor signed off on multiple bills expanding the previous law. This type of restraining order temporarily prohibits a person from possessing a firearm, ammunition or magazines in the state of… read more

A boxed warning is the strongest type of caution against the potential hazards a product could pose to consumers. Often called a black box warning, it is something the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends for medications and medical devices that have displayed safety problems for consumers. Late last year, the FDA recommended a boxed… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorney Pete Kaufman has been appointed by Judge Brian R. Martinotti of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the Allergan BIOCELL Textured Breast Implant Products Liability Litigation. The multi-district litigation involves the July 2019 worldwide recall of Allergan BIOCELL® textured breast… read more

The risk of wildfires is very real to Californians. 2018 was the most devastating year on record for California wildfires. Over 8,000 fires destroyed more than 1.8 million acres and took over 100 lives. Wildfires can spark and spread any time of year, especially when conditions are dry and windy. As a resident of California,… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Rahul Ravipudi has been appointed to serve as Public Entity Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel representing public entities, including school districts, in the Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding against electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs. The leadership appointment is detailed in a Case Management Order signed by Los Angeles County Superior Court… read more

The Daily Journal has released its list of 2019 Top Verdicts in California, with the inclusion of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP’s $21,503,420.48 jury verdict in Rada v. Hardin Irvine Automotive, Inc. named among the largest and most significant verdicts of the year. The landmark result was obtained by Brian Panish, Andrew Owen and… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Ryan Casey and Andrew Owen have been featured in the February issue of the journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations of Southern California, Advocate magazine. In the article entitled ‘Designated Hit’, they discuss expert designation and how recent caselaw affects the ability to strike “improper” experts found in defendant’s… read more

Brian Panish has been named among the Top 10 on 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list. Brian Panish, Kevin Boyle and Rahul Ravipudi were also recognized among the Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers for 2020. Super Lawyers is a preeminent national rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have… read more

Attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP and Baron & Budd continue their efforts to hold JUUL Labs Inc. accountable for their role in creating an e-cigarette epidemic and resurgence in youth nicotine addiction that impedes the education and learning environment in schools across California.                   … read more

The Super Lawyers publication has selected 12 Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys — Brian Panish, Adam Shea, Kevin Boyle, Rahul Ravipudi, Peter Polos, Deborah Chang, Daniel Dunbar, Candice Klein, Spencer Lucas, Lyssa Roberts, Tom Schultz and Paul Traina  — as 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers. The annual list recognizes outstanding lawyers who have… read more

Attorney Robert Glassman of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP (PSB) and Robert Mongeluzzi and Jeffrey Goodman of Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C., (SMBB) held a joint press conference in Los Angeles to announce the filing of wrongful death and survival action claims on behalf of three passengers and one crew member killed in… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Rahul Ravipudi and Jesse Creed, in collaboration with co-counsel at Baron & Budd P.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of California’s second largest school district, the San Diego Unified School District, against JUUL Labs, Inc. for the company’s role in cultivating and fostering an e-cigarette epidemic… read more