Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Spencer Lucas, Matthew Freeman, and U. Sean Maneewongwathana have filed a lawsuit against the Benicia Unified School District on behalf of a female student who alleges she was sexually abused by a former teacher at Matthew Turner Elementary School. Filed in Solano County Superior Court, the lawsuit seeks… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce attorney Tom Schultz has been elevated to the position of partner with the firm. Mr. Schultz focuses his practice on representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, product liability and financial loss, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device cases. “Tom is not only… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Spencer Lucas, and Hunter Norton have filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the parents and siblings of Brandy Escamilla and Josilyn Ruiz, two Seattle nurses who were killed by an armed concertgoer at the 2023 Beyond Wonderland at The Gorge EDM festival. Filed in… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Robert Glassman, Tom Schultz, and Jonathan Davidi obtained a $11,045,000 jury verdict at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Van Nuys for motorcyclist Grady Dillon who suffered serious injuries following a collision with a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) vehicle. Mr. Dillon was riding… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is investigating claims against a former employee of the Glendale Unified School District who has been accused of sexually abusing at least six elementary school-aged boys while working as a special education teacher’s aide at John Muir Elementary School in  in Glendale, California. On October 3, 2023, Pedro Antonio… read more

Attorneys for the parents of a 15-year-old boy who was sexually abused and kidnapped by a Casa Grande Academy employee have filed suit against the residential facility for failing to protect their minor son from an alleged sexual predator. Filed On February 5, 2024 in Pima County Superior Court, Plaintiffs allege defendant Casa Grande Academy… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is investigating claims of sexual abuse by a former youth pastor affiliated with the popular Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California who has been criminally charged with sexually abusing at least four teenage boys he met through the youth ministry. Ruven Meulenberg was arrested in May 2017, accused of… read more

Robert Glassman and Jonathan Davidi secured a $6,875,000 settlement for a 40-year-old woman who suffered severe injuries after her vehicle was broadsided by a speeding Fresno Police Department SUV. The officer responsible for the crash was distracted behind the wheel, blew through a red light, and crashed into the driver’s side of plaintiff’s vehicle. Although the… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Erika Contreras and Robert Glassman obtained a $5,000,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a man who was tragically killed when a poorly placed, designed, and maintained swing arm metal gate crashed through the front windshield of his work truck. The 38-year-old husband and father to two young daughters… read more

David Rudorfer, Hunter Norton, and Wyatt Vespermann obtained a $5,000,000 settlement for two men who suffered serious injuries after their vehicle was struck by a truck that failed to yield for a stop sign in Fresno County. The Defendant, driving a SEL Construction Corporation work vehicle, violently crashed into the right side of plaintiffs’ vehicle. As… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce attorneys Erika Contreras and David Rudorfer have been elevated to the position of partner within the firm, effective January 1, 2024. “Both David and Erika have been valued and integral members of our firm. They are fierce advocates for our clients and leaders among their… read more

For the second consecutive year, the Daily Journal publication has named Brian J. Panish as one of the Leading Commercial Litigators in its annual supplement. The 2024 edition honors 98 of the “best attorneys working within the broad scope of commercial and bet-the-company litigation across the country.” The profile featuring Mr. Panish highlights his current work on… read more