Firm News

The Consumer Attorneys of California have selected Brian Panish and Spencer Lucas among the finalists for its top annual award, the Consumer Attorney of the Year. Panish and Lucas were recognized for their landmark $13.96 million verdict in Felipe Curiel v. SSA Marine, Inc. Curiel suffered serious spinal injuries when a 25,000-pound shipping container, knocked… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP will have an exhibit booth at CAALA Las Vegas September 9th and will be giving away free copies of “You Can’t Teach Hungry…Creating the MultiMillion Dollar Law Firm” with a chance to meet the author, John Morgan, Friday September 9th from 2pm – 4pm. “The bible for law firm… read more

The 6th Annual Pepperdine School of Law Golf Tournament will be held on May 16, 2011 at the Calabasas Country Club. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Global Justice Program, which funds international human rights projects, summer stipends in public interest work, and students’ efforts to help establish the rule of law around… read more

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court by Brian Panish on behalf of Michael Jackson’s surviving family.  The claim alleges that concert promoter AEG Live should be held liable for their role in the singer’s death. Although Dr. Conrad Murray is at the center of criminal proceedings, the civil… read more

The family of Michael Jackson has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live because the proceedings against Dr. Conrad Murray fail to encompass the totality of circumstances surrounding the singer’s death.  The family, represented by Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP’s own Brian Panish, alleges that the concert promoter was more concerned about profiting… read more

The Toyota Motor Corporation recently issued the largest product recall in the company’s history due to a design defect that caused accelerators in some Toyota models to stick and accelerate out of control. These stuck accelerators have killed many people and countless more have suffered injuries from the inability to control and stop their vehicles. The recall… read more

Jury Trials in The US – Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong Panel of Speakers The Honorable Ronald S. W. Lew , U.S. District Court, Central District of California The Honorable Zel Canter, Superior Court for the State of California, County of Santa Barbara, California Mr. John Coleman, Managing Partner, Coleman & Associates Mr…. read more

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Trial Magazine – Brian J. Panish July, 2002 To prevail at trial, a lawyer must present a simple, understandable case that makes a lasting impression with the jurors. But words are not enough. Studies show jurors remember only 15 percent of what they hear but up to 95 percent of information they see and touch…. read more

NEW YORK — It’s not often that a lawyer gets the chance to leave $4.5 billion on the table. But when plaintiffs lawyer Brian Panish proposed to forgo most of the punitive damages his client had won in a suit against General Motors, he joined a small but significant trend: offering to trade big punitive… read more

Dayton Daily News – By Brian J. Panish Richard W. Shapiro, who wrote the Nov. 25 letter to the editor “Perpetuating untruths undermines justice,” was a member of the trial team that defended General Motors in the Anderson case, in which Patricia Anderson, her four children and another passenger were horribly burned when their 1979… read more

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