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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP has joined forces with the law firms of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger and Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP to investigate and prosecute claims of negligence against Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) as a result of the Camp… read more

Victims of the Porter Ranch Gas Well Blowout, denied restitution as a result of a plea agreement between SoCalGas and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in the criminal proceedings against the utility, will be heard before the Appellate Court early next year. The California Court of Appeal Second District has ordered Southern California… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys and staff are among the featured speakers and moderators at the 57th Annual Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Convention this weekend where the firm’s landmark case, Lee v. Pupil Transportation Cooperative, and attorneys Brian Panish, Rahul Ravipudi, and Robert Glassman are also among the 2018 finalists for the CAOC’s top annual award, Consumer Attorney of… read more