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On June 19, 2015, Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed that the death of 26-year-old Jewel Brangman was caused by a defective Takata airbag that was installed in her rented 2001 Honda Civic.  Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Ms. Brangman’s family on April… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Deborah Chang and Tom Schultz and attorneys Wayne McClean and Christopher Roberts from the Law Office of Wayne McClean obtained an $8,000,000 settlement for a man who was seriously injured when his motorcycle was hit by a car driven by an employee commuting home from her… read more

On June 3, 2015, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Deborah Chang, Tom Schultz and Austin Ward  and co-counsel Carla DeDominicis obtained a $17,393,479.87 jury verdict in a Vista, California court for a young man who suffered severe facial injuries and a mild brain injury after being involved in a six-vehicle collision… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is investigating cases against Johnson & Johnson and other manufacturers in connection with laparoscopic power morcellators, which are used during hysterectomies and fibroid procedures.  The morcellators, which break up tissue during these procedures so that the tissues can be withdrawn from the body laparoscopically, have been found to spread… read more

JULY 13, 2015 UPDATE: NBC NEWS BROADCAST IN DEPTH LOOK AT TAKATA RECALL AND DEATH OF JEWEL BRANGMAN. JUNE 19, 2015 UPDATE:  HONDA CONFIRMS THE DEATH OF JEWEL BRANGMAN CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAG. READ THE LATEST DETAILS HERE. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is actively involved in investigating personal injury and wrongful death… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP has filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of the children of Marc Palotay, who died after suffering a minor and survivable heart attack at the Studio City Fitness Gym in Studio City, California.  The gym failed to maintain an automatic external defibrillator (“AED”) device as required by state law, resulting in… read more

On May 7, 2015, PSBR attorney Robert Glassman spoke at an all day seminar sponsored by The National Center for Victims of Crime.  The event was held at Loyola Law School. The seminar addressed the civil remedies that are available to victims of crime and how victims can find attorneys to assist them in evaluating… read more

In a April 22, 2015 article, the Daily Journal, California’s leading legal publication, writes about the 10 year anniversary of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP.  Founded in April 2005 by partners Brian Panish, Adam Shea and Kevin Boyle, the firm has now grown to over 20 attorneys and it considered one of the top… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorney Deborah Chang’s article entitled “The story of their lives: Telling the jury a story to prove non-economic damages” is the cover article in the Advocate magazine’s April 2015 issue.  The article highlights how an attorney can develop the “story” of a client’s life or the life of a… read more

Important Information About the CRE Infection Litigation from the Medical Device Legal Experts at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP Nearly 200 patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, more than 70 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and other patients at hospitals throughout the United States have been potentially exposed to a… read more

PSBR attorneys have filed another lawsuit against medical device manufacturer Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, and Olympus Medical System Corporation (collectively, “Olympus”) for the wrongful death of a 48-year old woman who was infected with CRE “superbug” infection (carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceaecontanim) while being treated at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.  CRE is extremely resistant to… read more

On February 23, 2015, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP filed the first CRE superbug lawsuit against Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, and Olympus Medical System Corporation (collectively, “Olympus”) relating to the CRE “superbug” infection that was spread among Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center patients as a result of the manufacturer’s TJF-Q180V Duodenoscope. CRE,… read more