Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Kevin Boyle has been named by Best Lawyers as the 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” for Los Angeles in the area of Plaintiffs’ Product Liability Litigation. This distinct honor recognizes the individual attorney in a geographic location who receives the highest overall peer-feedback in a specific practice area…. read more

Eight Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys have been included in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® as leading lawyers in the Los Angeles area. Since 1983, the annual Best Lawyers list has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence with attorney inclusion based solely on nominations and peer-reviews… read more

A United States Marine has filed suit in San Diego County against the makers, wholesalers and retailers of electronic cigarettes after the lithium-ion battery contained within his E-cig device exploded in the pocket of his pants while on duty. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Rahul Ravipudi and Robert Glassman represent Plaintiffs Ryan Reardon… read more

Attorneys Brian Panish, Spencer Lucas and Jake Douglass obtained a $5,999,999 settlement for a man who was seriously injured when he fell down an elevator shaft. Manuel Ramirez worked as an elevator operator at a downtown Los Angeles building. While Mr. Ramirez was on his lunch break, an elevator service technician moved the elevator from… read more

Following a series of accidents involving Tesla’s Autopilot system, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP founding partner Brian Panish weighs-in with Forbes magazine on the potential liabilities the California-based carmaker may face if problems continue with the self-driving system. In an interview with Doug Newcomb, the renowned product liability attorney shares his insight and discusses… read more

On July 11, 2016, two Southern California men filed lawsuits against the makers, wholesalers and retailers of electronic cigarettes after the lithium-ion battery contained within their E-cig devices exploded in the pocket of their pants. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP represents Plaintiff Thomas Vickrey and Plaintiff Juan Carlos Ceja in their Product Liability cases,… read more

A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury awarded $2,029,592 to the adult children of an 89-year-old man who was tragically killed after being struck by a city-owned vehicle while crossing the street in Monterey Park, California. The Plaintiffs were represented at trial by Brian Panish, Tom Schultz and Candice Klein of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP founding partner Brian Panish was roasted and toasted Thursday night at the Brian Panish Tribute & Roast Dinner hosted by the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles (CAALA). More than 500 guests including family, friends and colleagues filled the Crystal Ballroom at The Beverly Hills Hotel to watch him… read more

On June 24, 2016, The Marco Ferreira & Wendy Tucker House was dedicated at Casa Colina Hospital in Pomona, CA. A $1 million donation to the Casa Colina Foundation from PSBR enabled the hospital to purchase and retrofit homes adjacent to the facility, allowing families of tragically injured patients to come and stay near their… read more

The “Paul Lee School Bus Safety Law” was approved by bipartisan vote today following a Assembly Education Committee hearing in Sacramento. The bill, which would that would require all school buses in California to be equipped with a child-safety alarm system, will now go to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for consideration. Along with PSBR attorney… read more

Following a successful year as Barristers President, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorney Robert Glassman will give his farewell address and welcome his successor during the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) 2016 Installation & Awards Dinner on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Glassman was installed as Barristers President in June 2015 and invited LACBA… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Rahul Ravipudi and Robert Glassman obtained a $6,000,000 settlement for a woman who suffered severe burns and other injuries when a negligently maintained faucet in the bathtub of her apartment detached and sprayed scalding hot water onto her body.  On March 30, 2015, plaintiffs Li Juan Huang and… read more