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A Riverside County jury awarded $6,081,000 to a toddler who suffered a skull fracture after falling from a shopping cart which collapsed beneath him at a grocery store. The jury determined defendant, The Peggs Company, Inc., faced liability for the defective shopping cart that it manufactured and designed and also for negligence in performing inspections… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP has obtained a $31,000,000 settlement for plaintiff Emanuel “Manny” Garcia, a former Corona del Mar High School freshman football player who suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of a negligently maintained field by the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. Mr. Garcia was represented in the matter by PSR… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is proud to announce  Spencer Lucas has been named among the Top 5 Finalist for the 2024 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. The annual award recognizes an exceptional CAALA member who has demonstrated outstanding trial advocacy skills and a deep commitment… read more

A Corona del Mar couple whose home was left uninhabitable twice due to catastrophic flooding caused by two separate water main breaks filed suit against the City of Newport Beach claiming the city knew of the risks and dangers but failed to take any corrective action to prevent a water main break from occurring. The… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP and the law firms of Kramer Trial Lawyers APC, Ellis Riccobono, LLP, and BD&J, PC have filed suit against the State of California, Caltrans, the California Coastal Commission, the County of Los Angeles, and the City of Malibu on behalf of the parents of four Pepperdine students struck and… read more

Tom Schultz, John Shaller, and Andrew Schrader obtained a $6,200,000 settlement for a man who was electrocuted at the Contra Costa County Fair RV Park in Antioch, California while removing an antenna pole from the back of his RV. The pole touched an exposed live electrical wire which was negligently hanging directly above the RV space…. read more

Brian Panish and Adam Shea have been named among the 2024 Top 100 Lawyers by Daily Journal. The annual publication honors the top-performing 100 attorneys in California. Mr. Panish, who served as co-lead counsel in both the Thomas Fire and the Woolsey Fire litigations, is no stranger to representing plaintiffs who have suffered loss due to utility company… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Adam Shea, Ryan Casey, and Jordan Phillips obtained a $12,515,000 settlement for the parents of a Melva Davis Academy of Excellence student who was struck and killed by a vehicle on his way to school. The 12-year-old boy was attempting to cross four lanes of traffic and a… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is proud to announce  Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) has selected firm attorneys Brian Panish, Spencer Lucas, Matthew Freeman, and Diana Panish among the finalists for 2024 Consumer Attorney of the Year for their work on Blair and McGregor v. Moreno Valley Unified School District. The annual top honor is awarded… read more

PSR attorneys Adam Shea, Ryan Casey, and Nicholas Yoka secured a $17,200,000 settlement for a mother and her three minor children who were injured when their vehicle was struck by a speeding Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy SUV. Plaintiff was taking her children to school when the collision occurred and drastically altered the course of… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP founding partner Brian Panish  is honored to be recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Labor and Employment and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in Los Angeles. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorney Pete Kaufman has been named by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs in Los Angeles. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this a significant and coveted accolade…. read more