4 PSBR Cases Recognized As 2018 Top Verdicts by Daily Journal
The Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal has released its list of Top Verdicts for 2018 and named four (4) Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP cases as the largest and most significant verdict and appellate reversals in California, with recognition in each of the following categories — two cases were named Top Verdict… read more
22 Additional Firefighters Sue SoCalGas Following Porter Ranch Gas Well Blowout
An additional 22 Porter Ranch firefighters have joined the lawsuit filed against Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) alleging the utility knowingly exposed firefighters to hazardous levels of known toxins following the massive gas blowout at the Aliso Canyon Storage Facility in October 2015. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, brings the total number… read more
What Are the Current Regulations in Los Angeles for E-Scooters?
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP — Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers Electric scooters, or e-scooters, have boomed in popularity since the release of shareable, dockless models into the streets of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles permitted Bird and Lime to deploy hundreds of shareable e-scooters in the city last year, and will… read more
12 PSBR Attorneys Selected As 2019 Super Lawyers of Southern California
The Super Lawyers publication has selected 12 Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys — Brian Panish, Kevin Boyle, Adam Shea, Rahul Ravipudi, Peter Polos, Deborah Chang, Daniel Dunbar, Candice Klein, Spencer Lucas, Lyssa Roberts, Tom Schultz and Paul Traina (not pictured) — as 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers. The annual list recognizes outstanding lawyers… read more
FAMILY OF STEPHON CLARK FILES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AGAINST SACRAMENTO OFFICERS & CITY FOR FATAL SHOOTING
Attorneys for the family of Stephon Clark have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Sacramento Police Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet, as well as the City of Sacramento, alleging the officers racially profiled and used excessive force in fatally shooting the unarmed, African-American father of two. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court Eastern… read more
USC Sued By Former Students and Patients of Dr. Tyndall For Sexual Abuse on Campus
Five California women who were sexually abused, harassed, molested and assaulted as students and patients under the care of former gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall have filed a lawsuit against their perpetrator and the University of Southern California (USC) for failing to disclose, investigate, and prevent sexual abuse and harassment at the hands of one of… read more
PSBR Obtains $3,993,509.60 Settlement for Elderly Man Paralyzed in Rear-End Collision with Big Rig
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Spencer Lucas and Marguerite Sanvictores have obtained a $3,993,509.60 settlement for an 88-year-old man who suffered paralysis after his vehicle was rear-ended by a big rig on the freeway as he traveled to his niece’s wedding with his sister-in-law. The defendant driver was in the course and scope… read more
Military Veteran Files Lawsuit Against Hoffman-Roche Over Anti-Malarial Drug Lariam
A former Navy Seal and his wife have filed a lawsuit against Hoffman-Roche alleging that the anti-malarial drug Lariam, or mefloquine, manufactured by the company has left the U.S. veteran permanently disabled after taking it while serving in Afghanistan. Plaintiffs are represented in the case by Kevin Boyle, Pete Kaufman, Jesse Creed and Greg Sonstein of Panish… read more
Woolsey Fire Lawsuit: SCE’s ‘Run to Failure’ Management Practice Puts Californians At Risk for Wildfires
Attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger and Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP have filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison (SCE) and Edison International on behalf of Jennie Waterhouse Prieto and Carole Bretonne, Malibu residents and property owners who lost their homes and… read more
Series of Lawsuits Filed On Behalf of Camp Fire Victims Challenges PG&E’s False & Misleading Ads Touting Concern for Customer Safety
In the first and only cases that directly challenge PG&E for misleading over 16 million customers that safety is its first priority, the Wildfire Victim Advocates attorneys of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP, Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, and Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger have filed two different complaints in Butte… read more
Lawsuits Filed On Behalf of Camp Fire Victims Challenges PG&E’s Ads Touting Concerns For Customer Safety
At a press conference in Chico, California, Wildfire Victim Advocates attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP, and Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger announced the first filing in a series of lawsuits against PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company that seek to… read more
Appellate Court Determines UCLA Had Duty to Protect Student with ‘Reasonable Person Standard of Care’
Nearly 10 years after she was brutally attacked in a UCLA chemistry lab by a mentally ill classmate, Katherine Rosen will finally have her case heard by a jury following a unanimous decision by the Second District Court of Appeal determining the university and its employees have a duty to act with a reasonable person… read more
