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The Super Lawyers publication has named 10 Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys to its annual Southern California Rising Stars list in the areas of Personal Injury – General  and/or Personal Injury – Products for 2019.                                           … read more

In products liability litigation involving foreign defendants, there are few threshold issues more litigated than whether the court can exercise personal jurisdiction over that defendant.                                                             … read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP has been recognized by the National Law Journal as obtaining the #1 Motor Vehicle verdict in California last year, making the list as one of the Top 100 Verdicts in the U.S. for 2018. The National Law Journal’s VerdictSearch affiliate scours the nation’s court records each year in search of the… read more

In recognition of his professional achievements and civic leadership, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Brian Panish received the Harvey L. Silbert Torch of Learning Award from the American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on May 16.                       … read more

Attorneys for Kenneth Bruno, a longtime Program Manager overseeing the Gas & Safety Enforcement Division of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), have filed a lawsuit against Sempra Energy and SoCalGas claiming the utility giant intentionally violated CPUC’s Rule 30 standard that prohibits natural gas from having any hazardous substances at concentrations which would present… read more

As state legislators continue to make strides in expanding the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims in the California, attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP and Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC are preparing individual claims against Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on behalf of individuals who have suffered sexual abuse by… read more

Assembly Bill 1214, also known as “Alex’s Law” will now head to the California State Senate for consideration following a passing vote by the Assembly Appropriations Committee of 77-0 on Wednesday. The bill, introduced earlier this year by Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) in response to the tragic drowning of 13-year-old Alex Pierce at a… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is honored to be named among The National Law Journal’s list of 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers finalists. More than 300 submission across more than 20 categories were reviewed by editors and reporters from ALM and The National Law Journal to arrive at this list. As noted by the publication, the lawyers and law… read more

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) has released a “root-cause analysis” finding Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) failed to properly monitor and maintain the Aliso Canyon Storage Facility for more than 40 years. This failure ultimately led to the worst gas leak… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Pete Kaufman and Whitney Smith have filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of decedent’s husband Ashley Steele, seeking to hold UC Regents and Dr. Patrick Yaffee accountable for their negligent, careless, and unskillful management of Maria Isabella “Izzy” Steele’s medical condition and the over-prescription of… read more

CAL FIRE investigators have determined that the 2018 Camp Fire that began in Butte County last November was caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electricity (PG&E) near the community of Pulga, California. A second ignition site — near the intersection of Concow Road and Rim Road — was also determined to be… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP was proud to serve as the exclusive sponsor for the 2019 Fire Service Day at Fire Station 69 in Pacific Palisades, California. PSBR attorneys and their families joined Councilmember Mike Bonin and hundreds of local residents to thank first responders for their service to the community.